title: Fertility potential of women with congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the fertility potential of women with congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and review of literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  University-affiliated tertiary care infertility clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six infertile women with congenital ampullary atresia of the oviduct.
  
  
  METHODS
  Salpingostomy and fimbrial approximation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of six reported cases of congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube who underwent surgery, four women conceived intrauterine pregnancies (IUP) and another, a pregnancy of undetermined site.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Salpingostomy and fimbrial approximation is a therapeutic option for infertile women with congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Abigail C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: McComb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D005496:Follicular Atresia; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome