title: [Tubal catheterization and fallopian tube endoscopy for expanded diagnosis in tubal sterility].
abstract: The present study reports first experiences with falloposcopy for extended diagnosis in tubal sterility. In a total of 38 patients, n = 62 tubes were to be examined falloposcopically. Catheterization was successful in 85.5%. After successful catheterization, optically interpretable images were obtained in 93.6%. The overall success rate was therefore 80%. Considering the anatomical segments of the tube, no differences were found neither for catheterization nor for visualization. The spectrum of intratubal findings extended from normal in 25% to partly obstructive, nodular or non-nodular pictures, together with various degrees of mucosal alteration with or without synechia formation.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Frauenklinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rimbach
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wallwiener
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bastert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020702:Hysteroscopes; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020706:Laparoscopes; D016896:Treatment Outcome