title: Laparoscopic microsurgical anastomosis of the blocked, solitary post-ectopic Fallopian tube: case report.
abstract: The surgical options for the management of ectopic pregnancy include linear salpingotomy or salpingectomy. If salpingotomy is performed, subsequent tubal blockage may result and if this occurs in a solitary Fallopian tube then assisted reproductive technology is recommended as the treatment of choice. We describe a case report detailing the application of laparoscopic microsurgical tubal reanastomosis in two patients with post-ectopic blockage in a solitary Fallopian tube. Both patients conceived post-operatively and subsequently delivered term pregnancies. Laparoscopic microsurgery offers an alternative to assisted reproductive technology in patients with post-ectopic tubal obstruction in a single Fallopian tube.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Speciality Centre, 2315 North Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Templeman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery*