Correlation between the American Fertility Society classifications of adnexal adhesions and distal tubal occlusion, salpingoscopy, and reproductive outcome in tubal surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the prognostic value of salpingoscopy with a current classification system of adnexal adhesions and distal tubal occlusion in patients with tubal infertility undergoing reconstructive tubal surgery.


METHODS
Prospective clinical study.


METHODS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Catholic University, a tertiary care University Center in Rome, Italy.


METHODS
Fifty-five infertile patients with either adnexal adhesions (29 patients) or hydrosalpinx (26 patients) undergoing reconstructive tubal surgery.


METHODS
Salpingoscopy performed concomitantly to salpingo-ovariolysis or salpingoneostomy at the time of either operative laparoscopy or laparotomy using microsurgical techniques.


METHODS
Salpingoscopic findings were compared with a current classification system of adnexal adhesions and distal tubal occlusion. The patients were followed for a mean follow-up of 49 months; the pregnancy rates achieved were correlated with the salpingoscopic findings and the classification system used.


RESULTS
There was a significant correlation between the salpingoscopic grade and the occurrence of a term pregnancy for both the salpingo-ovariolysis and salpingoneostomy groups of patients. There was no significant correlation between the classification system used and the occurrence of a term pregnancy for both groups of patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Salpingoscopy plays an important role in selecting the patients who may benefit the most from reconstructive tubal surgery.
Marana
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Rizzi
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Muzii
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L
Catalano
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GF
Caruana
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P
Mancuso
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D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012489:Salpingostomy / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States