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Laparoscopic evaluation of the tuboperitoneal factor in infertile Nigerian women
Author(s) -
Otolorin E.O.,
Ojengbede O.,
Falase A.O.
Publication year - 1987
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 - 10.1016/0020-7292(87)90183-4
Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , laparoscopy , tubal occlusion , gynecology , uterine fibroids , infertility , pelvic inflammatory disease , obstetrics , general surgery , family planning , research methodology , population , pregnancy , environmental health , biology , genetics
Laparoscopy has become the most important investigative tool for the evaluation of tubal disease in developed countries of the world. In this report of 218 diagnostic laparoscopies performed on infertile Nigerian women, bilateral tubal occlusion was found in 35.3% and unilateral occlusion in 9.6%. Pelvic adhesions were present in 55.0% out of which 25.2% and 21.1% were moderate or severe, respectively. Endometriosis and uterine fibroids were present in 1.4% and 26.6% of patients, respectively. The implications of these findings for management of tubal disease in Nigerian women is discussed.