Complete absence of the muscular layer of the ampullary part of the Fallopian tubes.
An unusual uterine tube anomaly in a 33-year old Nigerian woman is described. The ampullae of both uterine tubes completely lacked the muscular layer. The peritoneum was in direct contact with the tubal mucosa.
D000328:Adult; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology