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Laparoscopic pictures of tubal surgery to open blocked tubes
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
Gurnee & Crystal Lake, Illinois
Laparoscopic repair of hydrosalpinx - a blocked fallopian tube (neosalpingostomy)
Tubal factor infertility is common and can be treated with tubal surgery or in vitro fertilization
First scar tissue and adhesions are cut away so the tube can be freed from adjacent organs
A grasper is holding some scar tissue and laparoscopic scissors are being used to cut it
Pelvic scarring is a common cause of female infertility
Laparoscopy photo album
Then the blocked end of the tube is identified
The end of the tube is stuck to the ovary in this case
Finally, the tube is completely freed from surrounding organs
Then incisions are made in the blocked end of the tube to open it
The new opening in the end of the tube is at the "O"
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
Gurnee, IL
(847) 662-1818
Crystal Lake, IL
(815) 356-1818
