title: Macroscopic tuboplasty: reversal of female sterilization.
abstract: Data is presented regarding 57 women who underwent reversal of sterilization procedure. In the majority (90%), the reason for request for reversal of procedure was loss of male child or more than one child. Thirteen subjects never came back for follow-up. Out of 39 subjects in whom follow-up is available for more than 3 months, in 35 (90%) the tubes are patent. There were 25 pregnancies in 21 subjects and incidence of viable pregnancy was 88% with only ectopic pregnancy (4%). In these 35 cases whose tubes were found to be patent post tuboplasty, 18 had laparoscopic ring application, 16 had abdominal tubal ligation and one had undergone vaginal tubal ligation. Thirteen subjects (62%) conceived within 6 months after reversal. In this series, no loupe or operating microscope was used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawhney
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mahajan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal