Fertility potential of women with congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube |
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| Authors: | Johnston Abigail C McComb Peter F |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the fertility potential of women with congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube. DESIGN: Case report and review of literature. SETTING: University-affiliated tertiary care infertility clinic. PATIENT(S): Six infertile women with congenital ampullary atresia of the oviduct. INTERVENTION(S): Salpingostomy and fimbrial approximation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Pregnancy. RESULT(S): Of six reported cases of congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube who underwent surgery, four women conceived intrauterine pregnancies (IUP) and another, a pregnancy of undetermined site. CONCLUSION(S): Salpingostomy and fimbrial approximation is a therapeutic option for infertile women with congenital ampullary atresia of the fallopian tube. |
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| Keywords: | Fallopian tube disease salpingostomy congenital anomalies ampullary atresia infertility female |
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