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Microsurgical tubal anastomosis: A controlled trial in four asian centers
Author(s) -
Rock John A.,
Chang Yoon S.,
Limpaphayom Kobchitt,
Koetswang Surporn,
Moeloek F. A.,
Guzick David S.,
Burkman Ronald T.,
King Theodore M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920050209
Subject(s) - medicine , microsurgery , anastomosis , surgery , general surgery
An international program to determine the reversibility of female sterilization in Asia using microsurgical technique was established in 1980. One hundred eleven of 219 patients (51%) conceived following tubal anastomosis; of these, 79 delivered living children. The overall cumulative probability of conception at the end of follow‐up, as determined by life‐table analysis, was 63%. A decreased pregnancy rate was associated with anastomosis of tubes sterilized by electrocautery methods.