Salpingectomy
Salpingectomy is surgery that removes a fallopian tube. It is done for a tubal pregnancy, for a tube so damaged that fluid leaks back into the uterus, or for disease that cannot be repaired. Removing a tube ends any chance of natural conception on that side.
Restorative surgery starts from the other instinct, which is to keep the organ and repair it. One 2025 review reports that tubal damage or blockage accounts for 35 percent of female infertility in the United States. Pelvic adhesions add 15 to 20 percent.1 Much of that damage can be reached by neosalpingostomy or tubo-tubal anastomosis. Removal is the last option.
A hydrosalpinx is the usual reason the question comes up.
Cited in this entry
- Bulletti FM, Giacomucci E, Guido M, Palagiano A, Coccia ME, Bulletti C. Revitalizing reproductive health: innovations and future frontiers in restorative medicine. Therapeutic advances in reproductive health. 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40546415/
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