Clinical significance Fallopian tube

1 clinical significance

1.1 patency testing
1.2 inflammation
1.3 cancer
1.4 surgery

clinical significance
patency testing

while full testing of tubal functions in patients infertility not possible, testing of tubal patency important tubal obstruction major cause of infertility. hysterosalpingogram, laparoscopy , dye, or hycosy demonstrate tubes open. tubal insufflation standard procedure testing patency. during surgery condition of tubes may inspected , dye such methylene blue can injected uterus , shown pass through tubes when cervix occluded. tubal disease related chlamydia infection, testing chlamydia antibodies has become cost-effective screening device tubal pathology.

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inflammation

salpingitis inflammation of fallopian tubes , may found alone, or component of pelvic inflammatory disease (pid). saccular dilation of fallopian tube @ narrow portion, due inflammation, known salpingitis isthmica nodosa. pid , endometriosis, may lead fallopian tube obstruction. fallopian tube obstruction associated infertility , ectopic pregnancy.

cancer

fallopian tube cancer, typically arises epithelial lining of fallopian tube, has historically been considered rare malignancy. recent evidence suggests represents significant portion of has been classified ovarian cancer in past. while tubal cancers may misdiagnosed ovarian cancer, of little consequence treatment of both ovarian , fallopian tube cancer similar.

surgery

the surgical removal of fallopian tube called salpingectomy. remove both sides bilateral salpingectomy. operation combines removal of fallopian tube removal of @ least 1 ovary salpingo-oophorectomy. operation remove fallopian tube obstruction called tuboplasty.