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The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY, 1031-1044, 2004

Chapter 76: PEARS for the Fallopian Tubes: Distal Occlusions and Other Applications

Thomas W Hilgers

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  • Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska. ROR
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Distal tubal occlusion — including hydrosalpinx, fimbrial agglutination, and peritubal adhesions — is a correctable cause of tubal-factor infertility amenable to salpingoneostomy, fimbrioplasty, and adhesiolysis under PEARS principles. Restoration of distal tubal patency and normal fimbrial architecture allows natural conception and avoids the bypassing of physiological fertilization that characterizes assisted reproductive technology.

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Distal fallopian tube anomalies and endometriosisNaProTechnology PEARS tubal surgeryFimbrioplasty for distal tubal occlusion and hydrosalpinxPeritubal cyst microsurgical excisionMullerian congenital anomalies and hereditary endometriosisFimbria ovarica elongation and ovum pickup
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Hilgers, T. W. (2004). Chapter 76: PEARS for the Fallopian Tubes: Distal Occlusions and Other Applications. The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY, 1031-1044.

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