- Salpingectomy
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ICD9 = 66.4
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OtherCodes =Salpingectomy refers to the surgical removal of a
Fallopian tube .Indications
The procedure was first performed by
Lawson Tait in patients with a bleedingectopic pregnancy ; this procedure has since saved the lives of countless women. Other indications for a salpingectomy include infected tubes, (as in ahydrosalpinx ) or as part of the surgical procedure for tubal cancer.Process
Salpingectomy has traditionally been done via a
laparotomy ; more recently however, laparoscopic salpingectomies have become more common as part ofminimally invasive surgery .Related procedures
Salpingectomy is commonly done as part of a procedure called a salpingo-
oophorectomy , where one or both ovaries, as well as one or both Fallopian tubes, are removed in one operation (a "Bilateral" Salpingo-Oophorectomy (BSO) if both ovaries and Fallopian tubes are removed). If a BSO is combined with ahysterectomy , the procedure is commonly called a TAH-BSO: Total Abdominal Hysterectomy with a Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy.Salpingectomy is different from a salpingostomy, a procedure where an opening is made into the tube to remove the ectopic
embryo , but the tube itself is not removed.cite journal |author=Pal L, Parkash V, Rutherford TJ |title=Omental trophoblastic implants and hemoperitoneum after laparoscopic salpingostomy for ectopic pregnancy. A case report |journal=The Journal of reproductive medicine |volume=48 |issue=1 |pages=57–9 |year=2003 |pmid=12611098 |doi=]History
Salpingectomies were performed in the United States in the 20th century in accordance with eugenics legislation. From "
Buck v. Bell :"The Virginia statute providing for the sexual sterilization of inmates of institutions supported by the State who shall be found to be afflicted with an hereditary form of insanity or imbecility, is within the power of the State under the Fourteenth Amendment. [ [http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0274_0200_ZS.html Buck v. Bell ] ]
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