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Dr. Berger shares his observations, experiences, and thoughts about tubal ligation reversal developed over the 30 years he has been performing tubal surgery. Others are welcome to contribute their own ideas, opinions, and questions.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'fallopian tube'
Fallopian Tube Repair
Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith, the tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, are specialists in fallopian tube repair. Although most patients come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for tubal ligation reversal, others...
Challenging Tubal Ligation Reversal: Uchida Tubal Ligation
We present a patient who desires tubal ligation reversal and who has undergone an unsual and rare type of tubal ligation called the Uchida method....
We Wondered if Tubal Reversal Would be Possible
Dr. Monteith’s Diary - May 22, 2008 One of our 4 tubal reversal patients today had the following story. She was from North Carolina and had three older children. She had her tubes tied several years ago. As time passed, she changed her mind and...
Untying Tied Tubes: Tubal Ligation and Resection
Many people believe tubal sterilization is permanent and irreversible. Although tubal ligation and resection sterilization is intended to be permanent, this procedure can be reversed. Approximately 70% of patients at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center...
Untying Tied Tubes: Monopolar Electrocoagulation
Many people, including doctors, have been told that tubal sterilization is permanent and irreversible. Although monopolar tubal coagulation is intended to be permanent, this procedure is usually reversible. The best place for women to have their tube...
Untying Tied Tubes: Falope Ring Sterilization
Many people believe tubal sterilization is permanent and irreversible. Although tubal sterilization with Falope rings is intended to be permanent, this procedure can be reversed. Falope rings cause destruction of a minimal length of fallopian tube an...
Untying Tied Tubes: Filshie Clip Sterilization
Fishie Clip sterilization is one of the best tubal sterilization procedures to reverse since it causes minimal damage to the fallopian tubes. Women whose tubes have been 'tied' by Filshie clips have a 75% pregnancy rate at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal ...
Untying Tied Tubes
There really is no such thing as simply "tying tubes". Many people seem to imagine the fallopian tubes are like a shoe lace and we tie them up in a bow to prevent pregnancy. As a tubal ligation reversal specialist, I wish it were that simple- then...
Ectopic Pregnancy and Tubal Rupture After Tubal Reversal
I recently received an email from a patient who had an ectopic pregnancy subsequent to her tubal reversal. Unfortunately, the pregnancy continued to the point of tubal rupture with the loss of the fallopian tube. Patient’s History I was hoping ...
Tubal Reversal by Tubouterine Anastomosis
Tubal Anastomosis at the Uterine Cornua Tubouterine anastomosis is a tubal reversal procedure that is intermediate between tubotubal anastomosis and tubouterine implantation. It is also called cornual anastomosis because the tube is joined to the ...
Unusual Tubal Abnormalities at Tubal Reversal Surgery
Salpingitis Isthmica Nodosa Salpingitis isthmica nodosa is a nodular swelling of the isthmic segment of the fallopian tube. This fallopian tube abnormality is sometimes encountered at the time of tubal reversal surgery. It often involves the in...
History of Tubal Reversal Surgery
Tubal Reversal Scholarly Publications Early Experimental Studies in Animals In 1969, David, Brackett and Garcia (1) reported using microsurgical techniques for uterotubal anastomosis after removing the uterotubal junction from one side in 25 rabbits....
Laparoscopy Before Tubal Ligation Reversal
Tubal Ligation Operations Vary Tubal ligation operations vary in the amount of damage they cause to the fallopian tubes. Tubal coagulation (cauterization) tends to damage more of the tube than tubal ligation and resection or tubal clips/rings. Burnin...
Tubal Reversal By Tubal Implantation
Tubal Reversal Procedures There are 3 types of tubal reversal procedures: • anastomosis • implantation - (this blog topic) • salpingostomy Implantation of Fallopian Tubes Implantation of the fallopian tube is inserting the tube through a new op...
Tubal Reversal by Tubal Anastomosis
Tubal Reversal Procedures There are 3 types of tubal reversal procedures: • anastomosis - (today’s blog topic) • implantation • salpingostomy Anastomosis of Fallopian Tubes Anastomosis connects two body parts. Tubotubal anastomosis is con...
Tubal Reversal After Tubal Coagulation (Burned Tubes)
Tubal Ligation by Coagulation or Cauterization Bipolar tubal coagulation is a popular method of female sterilization in the United States. This tubal ligation method is usually performed through laparoscopy. With the bipolar (two-poles) coagulator, ...
Reversal of Tubal Ligation By Clips and Rings
Tubal Ligation by Falope Ring and Hulka Clip The Falope ring and Hulka clip are occlusive methods of tubal ligation. They block the fallopian tubes, but no tubal segments are clamped, removed, or burned. The Falope ring is also referred to as the tub...
