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The latter two terms are often used interchangeably and refer to creating an opening into the tube (e.g. to remove an ectopic pregnancy), but the tube itself is not removed. [1] Technically, the creation of a new tubal opening ( os , after the Latin word for 'mouth') by surgery would be a salpingostomy , while the incision into the tube to ...
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The surgery to remove both fallopian tubes is called a bilateral salpingectomy, and it is also a form of permanent birth control for those who do not desire to have more children. During the ...
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures. The term “partial” or “total” hysterectomy are ...
Tubal ligation (commonly known as having one's "tubes tied") is a surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are permanently blocked, clipped or removed. This prevents the fertilization of eggs by sperm and thus the implantation of a fertilized egg.
Tubal ligation can be done via a minilaparotomy, a small abdominal cut used for a surgery in which the fallopian tubes are closed off, or laparoscopy, a surgical procedure in which a thin, lighted ...
Robotic assisted tubal reversal surgery is a surgical procedure in which the fallopian tubes are repaired by a surgeon using a remotely controlled, robotic surgical system. The robotic system involves two components: a patient side-cart (also referred to as the robot) and a surgeon's console.
Tuboplasty refers to a number of surgical operations that attempt to restore patency and functioning of the fallopian tube(s) so that a pregnancy could be achieved. As tubal infertility is a common cause of infertility, tuboplasties were commonly performed prior to the development of effective in vitro fertilization (IVF) or repair of any type of tube-like structure, including the Eustachian ...