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Histopathological effects of silicone rubber ‘Ovabloc’ on the human fallopian tube
Author(s) -
Assaf A.,
Abdin F.,
Elkady A.,
Gohar M.,
Abd Alaziz A.,
Abd Alhady M.
Publication year - 1993
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(93)90327-s
Subject(s) - fallopian tube , silicone rubber , silicone , medicine , university hospital , surgery , materials science , composite material
OBJECTIVE: To study the histopathological effects of silicone rubber on the human fallopian tube. METHODS: A prospective longtudinal study at Benha University Hospital and Boulak Eldakrour General Hospital, Egypt. Nine patients who were on the waiting list for hysterectomy and requested postponing of their operation for personal reasons. RESULTS: Our results suggest that silicone rubber induces histopathological changes in the form of ciliary loss and intracellular changes. CONCLUSIONS: These effects tend to increase with the increase of the duration of tubal plugging and are best seen by electron microscopy.