Comparison of the operating microscope and loupe for microsurgical tubal anastomosis: a randomized clinical trial.
Reversal of sterilization was performed by microsurgical tubal anastomosis in 72 women using either loupe (n = 36) or microscope (n = 36). The study design called for the randomization of patients within pairs, which were matched for method of sterilization and site of anastomosis. A significant difference between methods could not be demonstrated at 12 months (P = 0.39) or 24 months (P = 0.37) after the procedure.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007909:Lenses; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D011897:Random Allocation; D012107:Research Design; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000295:instrumentation*