title: Salpingoscopy. A method for direct examination of the fallopian tube.
abstract: Using flexible endoscopes 0.6-2.3 mm in diameter, direct tubal endoscopy was performed on human uteri and fallopian tubes ex vivo. Fourteen studies were performed both transcervically using the operating channel of a hysteroscope and transtubally via the fimbriae of the Fallopian tube. Different anatomic segments of the fallopian tube were readily identified, as was a possible tubal "sphincter" not previously described. This technique holds great promise for the evaluation and potential treatment of intratubal pathology in the gynecologist's office.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daykhovsky
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Grundfest
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans