Open AccessThe accessory fallopian tube: A rare anomaly
Author(s) -
Kusum Rajendra Gandhi,
Abu Ubaida Siddiqui,
Rajendra Namdeo Wabale,
Syed Rehan Hafiz Daimi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.106344
Subject(s) - fallopian tube , hydrosalpinx , medicine , unicornuate uterus , ectopic pregnancy , infertility , uterus , anatomy , gynecology , pregnancy , biology , genetics
This paper presents a rare anatomical variation in the form of accessory fallopian tube on right side. The duplication of fallopian tube was observed in a 34-year-old female during routine undergraduate dissection in our department. Fallopian tube is the part of uterus that carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus. Accessory fallopian tube is the congenital anomaly attached to the ampullary part of main tube. This accessory tube is common site of pyosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, cystic swelling and torsion. The ovum released by the ovary may also be captured by the blind accessory tube leading to infertility or ectopic pregnancy. Hence, all patients of infertility or pelvic inflammatory disease should be screened to rule out the presence of accessory fallopian tube and if encountered should be removed.