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Tubal Occlusion via Laparoscopy in Latin America: An Evaluation of 8186 Cases
Author(s) -
Cole Lynda Painter,
Colven Christine E.,
Goldsmith Alfredo
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00161.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tubal occlusion , laparoscopy , occlusion , latin americans , surgery , general surgery , research methodology , family planning , population , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy
Ease of performance, safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic sterilization techniques are evaluated for 8186 procedures (6995 interval, 680 postabortion and 511 postpartum) performed in Latin America from June 1972 through February 1978. The tubes were occluded via electrocoagulation or application of the spring‐loaded clip or the tubal ring. Less than 1% of the procedures were declared technical failures (ie, those which were not completed as planned). For all the tubal occlusion techniques, interval patients had the lowest rate of surgical complications. Pregnancy rates were low for the electrocoagulation and for the tubal ring techniques; patients sterilized by the spring‐loaded clip, however, had a significantly higher pregnancy rate.