title: Incidental observations during routine laparoscopic sterilisation.
abstract: Chance observations made in 24 (0.91%) of the 2639 cases in whom tubal ligation was done by laparoscopic method in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during the last 4 years are reported and analysed. Congenital anomalies of the reproductive tract (0.30%), pelvic adhesions with or without thickened tubes due to inflammatory causes (0.49%) and other abnormalities (0.11%) were visualised. It is concluded that surgical correction of all uterine defects is not so necessary for a successful outcome of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000453:epidemiology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*