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Human Reproduction, Vol. 17, No. 6, 1630-1632, June 2002
© 2002 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Laparoscopic microsurgical anastomosis of the blocked, solitary post-ectopic Fallopian tube: Case report

C. Templeman1, C. Davis2, G. Janik1 and C. Koh1,3

1 Reproductive Speciality Centre, 2315 North Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, USA and 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, London, UK

The surgical options for the management of ectopic pregnancy include linear salpingotomy or salpingectomy. If salpingotomy is performed, subsequent tubal blockage may result and if this occurs in a solitary Fallopian tube then assisted reproductive technology is recommended as the treatment of choice. We describe a case report detailing the application of laparoscopic microsurgical tubal reanastomosis in two patients with post-ectopic blockage in a solitary Fallopian tube. Both patients conceived post-operatively and subsequently delivered term pregnancies. Laparoscopic microsurgery offers an alternative to assisted reproductive technology in patients with post-ectopic tubal obstruction in a single Fallopian tube.

Key words: ectopic/laparoscopy/tubal blockage/tubal reanastomosis

3 To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ckohmd{at}aol.com


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