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Sterilization, Tubal  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Procedures that render the female sterile by interrupting the flow in the FALLOPIAN TUBE. These procedures generally are surgical, and may also use chemicals or physical means. A knuckle of FALLOPIAN TUBE is ligated with absorbable suture, then a small segment is excised. A fimbriectomy technique that consists of excising the distal tube and fimbriae, and ligating the cut ends of the tube with silk sutures.

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