title: Histology: a prognostic factor in proximal tubal occlusion.
abstract: To evaluate the results of 54 microsurgical anastomoses in relation to histologic findings, serial sections from 102 stenosed tubal portions (n = 54 women) were examined. The term pregnancy rate was 41% in our series. Unfavorable histologic factors influencing the postoperative pregnancy rate were revealed by our study: (1) chronic inflammation, (2) tubal inclusions in the tubal wall, and (3) tubal endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donnez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Casanas-Roux
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis