Publication: A comparison of laparoscopy and culdoscopy for interval sterilization
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1976-01-01
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00207292
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Vol.14, No.3 (1976), 217-223
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S. Koetsawang, P. Bhiraleus, J. A. Wallman, S. Pachauri A comparison of laparoscopy and culdoscopy for interval sterilization. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Vol.14, No.3 (1976), 217-223. doi:10.1002/j.1879-3479.1976.tb00599.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/10916
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A comparison of laparoscopy and culdoscopy for interval sterilization
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In recent years, the increased demand for sterilization by women who have achieved their desired family size has emphasized the need to improve both existing methods of tubal occlusion and the means of access to the Fallopian tubes. Utilization of diagnostic instruments such as the laparoscope and culdoscope to perform sterilization minimizes the trauma associated with standard laparotomy and colpotomy and promises to reduce morbidity occurring as a result of sterilization. In order to evaluate and compare the improved techniques of laparoscopy and culdoscopy for elective interval sterilization, 722 women were studied between January and August of 1973. For 279 patients (Group I), sterilization was performed by culdoscopic tubal ligation using a modified Pomeroy technique; for 443 patients (Group II), the procedure used was laparoscopic tubal cauterization and cutting. All procedures were performed using local anesthesia on an outpatient basis. Complication rates and required surgical time were similar for both procedures and compared favorably with rates reported by other investigators. Because of a low incidence of complications and the elimination of the need for general anesthesia and hospitalization, both endoscopic procedures appear to be of particular value in developing countries where hospital facilities and physician time are in short supply.