title: Use of a flexible catheter for tubal lavage in infertility surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Letterie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
mesh_terms: 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