title: Treatment of hydrosalpinx using a single incision eversion procedure.
abstract: Between January 1981 and December 1986, 93 patients underwent microsurgery for hydrosalpinx. A single incision was used to open the hydrosalpinx. The edges were rolled back and imbricated with 7-0 and 8-0 polyglactin sutures. A 94% patency rate was obtained, with an overall pregnancy rate of 53%. The full-term pregnancy rate was 40% in tubes with normal-appearing fimbria, and 28% in tubes with absent fimbria. The presence or absence of fimbria appeared to have the best predictive value for successful pregnancy following microsurgical treatment of distal tubal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kosasa
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques