title: A study on tubal recanalization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the various factors affecting the success rate of tubal recanalization and the reasons for failure of the procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was conducted during 2000-2007 @ KIMS, Hubli.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 25 subjects who underwent tubal recanalization, 44 % of women conceived and they were >35 years of age. Laparoscopically sterilized patients had better chances of conception (50 %) following reversal than those who were sterilized by Pomeroy's method (30 %). With post-reversal tubal length of >4 cm, pregnancy rate was 50 %. Isthumus-Isthumus and Isthumus-Ampullary anastomosis have 50 % success rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tubal recanalization by microsurgical technique is one of the methods to solve infertility after sterilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of OBS. & GYN., Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramalingappa
authors.lastname: Yashoda
keywords: Microsurgical technique; Sterilization; Tubal recanalization
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