Congenital partial atresia of the Fallopian tube.
Partial tubal atresia is a rare anomaly of unknown pathogenesis. It can occur unilaterally or bilaterally, mainly including the proximal isthmic portion or the proximal ampullary segment ('mid-portion'), and is especially associated with uterine anomalies. Any more extensive pelvic surgery, including preoperative diagnosis of associated urological anomalies, must be well planned in such patients. Salpingostomy and fimbrial approximation is a realistic option in patients with congenital ampullary atresia who wish to have a child. A MEDLINE search was performed and 18 patients found with partial atresia of different tubal portions. This report describes a further patient and reviews the available literature.
Endokrinologikum Hamburg, Centre for Hormone and Metabolic Diseases, Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endocrinology, Hamburg, Germany. Frank.Nawroth@Endokrinologikum.com
Frank
F
Nawroth
Wolfgang
W
Nugent
Michael
M
Ludwig
D000328:Adult; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis