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  2. Salpingectomy - Wikipedia

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    A bilateral salpingectomy will lead to sterility, and was used for that purpose; however, less invasive, possibly reversible procedures have become available as tubal occlusion procedures. Bilateral salpingectomies continue to be requested by some voluntarily childfree people over tubal ligation because it reduces the risk of developing cancer ...

  3. Prophylactic salpingectomy - Wikipedia

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    A bilateral prophylactic salpingectomy with ovarian conservation was proposed as a “middle-ground" method of primary prevention, with the benefit of removing potential tissue of origin without the risks of surgical menopause. This method has been proposed for clinical trials in high-risk patients, but results are not currently available.

  4. Is it worth removing your fallopian tubes if you're not at an ...

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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 ...

  5. Fallopian tube - Wikipedia

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    The surgical removal of a fallopian tube is called a salpingectomy. To remove both tubes is a bilateral salpingectomy. An operation that combines the removal of a fallopian tube with the removal of at least one ovary is a salpingo-oophorectomy. An operation to remove a fallopian tube obstruction is called a tuboplasty.

  6. Tubal ligation - Wikipedia

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    Performed immediately after a delivery, this method removes a segment, or all, of both fallopian tubes. The most common techniques for partial bilateral salpingectomy are the Pomeroy [20] or Parkland [21] procedures. The ten year pregnancy rate is estimated at 7.5 pregnancies per 1000 procedures performed, and the ectopic pregnancy rate is ...

  7. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Salpingectomy is the removal of the fallopian tubes. Salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of the ovary and the fallopian tube together, when both left and right tubes and ovaries are removed, this is referred to as a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Scaphoidectomy [2] Septectomy is the removal of a septum. Splenectomy is the surgical removal of ...

  8. Sterilization (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Bilateral salpingectomy in females, also known as tubal removal. Both fallopian tubes are surgically removed. Both fallopian tubes are surgically removed. When done for contraceptive purposes, the ovaries are left in place.

  9. Hysterectomy - Wikipedia

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    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.