Use of a flexible catheter for tubal lavage in infertility surgery.
A flexible catheter originally designed for hysterosalpingography was used for intraoperative tubal lavage in 15 patients undergoing various infertility procedures. The catheter was easily inserted without the use of a tenaculum or cervical dilators, provided reliable dye instillation, and offered an alternative to the pediatric Foley or Buxton clamp.
Burns
J
J
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Letterie
G S
GS
Miyazawa
K
K
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation