BACKGROUND Tubal ligation is a protective factor for ovarian cancer, but it is unknown whether this protection extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumors. We undertook an international collaborative study to examine the association between tubal ligation and ovarian cancer subtypes. METHODS We pooled primary data from 13 population-based case-control studies, including...

Objective: To describe a novel noninvasive diagnostic technique, named virtual sonographic hysterosalpingoscopy, which can be helpful for the detection of ectopic tubal pregnancy. Materials & Methods: Sonographic hysterosalpingoscopy was performed with the use of fly-through technology in 10 pregnant women in whom ectopic pregnancy was suspected. All examinations were performed by a vaginal ult...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Tubal ligation is one of the most commonly used contraceptive methods worldwide. Since the controversy over the potential effects of tubal sterilization still continues, this study aimed to evaluate the clinical and psychological repercussions of videolaparoscopic tubal ligation. DESIGN AND SETTING Observational, single cohort, retrospective study, conducted in a tertiar...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of methotrexate (MTX) treatment on the ultrasonographic appearance of extrauterine pregnancy (EUP) and, particularly, to test the hypothesis that the ultrasonographic appearance is not predictive of treatment success. METHODS A prospective cohort study. The study group included 56 women with tubal EUP who received a single-dos...

Broad ligament pregnancy also termed as interligamentous pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Incidence is reported as 1 in 300 ectopic pregnancies. A broad ligament pregnancy usually results from trophoblastic penetration of tubal pregnancy through the tubal serosa and into the mesosalpinx, with secondary implantation between the leaves of broad ligament. It can also occur if a uteri...

Objectives. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of medical history in the diagnosis of tubal pathology among subfertile patients. Patients and Methods. Prospective cross-sectional study was performed. Prior to tubal evaluation, medical history data were collected. Sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios (LRs) for predicting tubal pathology as determined by laparoscopy and dye test we...

March 2010 Ectopic pregnancy is a major health problem for women of childbearing age and a leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the first trimester. Untreated, ectopic pregnancy can lead to massive hemorrhage, infertility and death. With the advent of high-resolution transvaginal sonography, in conjunction with serum assays for the ß-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-hCG), rapid...

Anahtar Kelimeler: Gebelik, Ektopik, Metotreksat, Nötrofil, Lenfosit, Plateletler Objective: A %2 of all pregnancies composed of ectopic pregnancy, further more than 95% of cases localized on the fallopian tubes. The aim of this study is to assess the success of metotrexate treatment on tubal pregnancy, and the relation between the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and thrombocyte-lymphocyte ratio, a...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to analyse the fertility prognosis after conservative or radical surgery for tubal pregnancy. DATA SOURCES Index Medicus was searched for all attainable literature on the subject. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION A total of 40 scientific publications through the latest 40 years were selected. For fulfilling the selection criterias the study design should appear ...

has been increasing evidence over the past decade that the majority of ovarian cancers arise in the fallopian tube and not primarily in the ovary [1-3]. In 2010 the British Columbia Ovarian Cancer Research Group (OVCARE) launched an educational campaign about the potential benefit of " opportunistic salpingectomy " done concurrently with hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions, or instea...