Salpingectomy

Overview

Salpingectomy is a surgical procedure in which one or both of a woman's fallopian tubes are removed. When a single tube is removed the procedure is termed unilateral salpingectomy, and when both are removed it is termed bilateral salpingectomy. The operation may be performed for several reasons, including the treatment of ectopic pregnancy in which an embryo implants within the tube, the management of tubal infection or damage, the removal of tubal or other pelvic tumors, and as a method of permanent contraception. Bilateral salpingectomy has also gained attention as a strategy for ovarian cancer risk reduction, because evidence indicates that many high-grade serous ovarian cancers originate in the fallopian tube; for this reason the procedure is sometimes offered as an opportunistic measure during other pelvic surgery. Salpingectomy can be carried out through minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques or by open surgery, depending on the clinical situation, and it differs from procedures that only interrupt or occlude the tubes by removing the tubal tissue entirely. This page collects reference material relevant to salpingectomy within the broader field of Women's Reproductive Health.

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