OBJECTIVE We compared 2 techniques for performing a partial salpingectomy by using microlaparoscopy and either bipolar coagulation or loop ligation. METHODS A 3-mm transumbilical laparoscope with secondary midline port sites midway and suprapubically was used to perform a partial salpingectomy in 109 women desiring permanent sterilization. Each patient was randomly assigned to undergo a tubal...

Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the fourth most frequent cause of maternal death in the United Kingdom, and it is the main cause of maternal death during the first trimester in the United States. The Fallopian tubes are the most frequently affected site by EP. The main causes of tubal pregnancy are salpingitis, previous tubal surgeries, and alteration in tubal motility mainly due to the use of certai...

Gestational trophoblastic disease associated with ectopic pregnancy is a rare event and persistent trophoblastic disease is a well recognized complication of conservative surgical treatment for ectopic pregnancy but rarely secondary trophoblastic implantation may occur after salpingectomy. This is a case report of a rare and unusual presentation of persistent trophoblastic implantation followin...

BACKGROUND Studies carried out over the past 10 years have suggested that hydrosalpinges reduce the pregnancy rate in IVF. Here we report our observations of spontaneous pregnancies in patients who underwent salpingectomy (n = 18) or proximal tubal occlusion (n = 7) following diagnoses of unilateral hydrosalpinges and patent contralateral tubes. METHODS This multi-centre, retrospective study ...

This report presents a case of a 31-year-oldwoman successfully treatedmedically for a noncommunicating rudimentary horn ectopic pregnancy who presented with a second, successive rudimentary horn pregnancy. Patient underwent laparoscopic excision of right rudimentary horn and right salpingectomy after failedmethotrexate therapy. Given the potential for rupture and recurrence, serious efforts sho...

This report presents a case of a 31-year-old woman successfully treated medically for a noncommunicating rudimentary horn ectopic pregnancy who presented with a second, successive rudimentary horn pregnancy. Patient underwent laparoscopic excision of right rudimentary horn and right salpingectomy after failed methotrexate therapy. Given the potential for rupture and recurrence, serious efforts ...