title: Reproductive outcome following abdominal metroplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate pregnancy outcome following uterine unification procedures in patients with uterine anomalies.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective survey included all abdominal metroplasty procedures performed on 43 patients at the American University of Beirut Medical Center between January 1, 1974 and December 31, 1991. Age at metroplasty, type of anomaly and surgical procedures, as well as preoperative and postoperative reproductive performance were all recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty (93%) out of 43 patients who underwent metroplasty had postoperative live births compared with five (12%) prior to surgery. The fetal wastage rate dropped from 93% pre- to 16% postoperatively. All seven patients with a history of primary infertility conceived and had live births.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data suggest a remarkable improvement following abdominal metroplasty in patients with both typical and uncharacteristic preoperative reproductive performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hannoun
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sawaya
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abu-Musa
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Karam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery