Salpingectomy

Salpingectomy refers to the surgical removal of a Fallopian tube. The procedure was first performed by Lawson Taitin patients with a bleeding tubal pregnancy; this procedure has since saved the lives of countless women. Other indications for a salpingectomy include infected tubes, (as in a hydrosalpinx) or as part of the surgical procedure for tubal cancer. Salpingectomy is different than a salpingostomy, a procedure where an opening is made into the tube to remove an ectopic pregnancy, but the tube itself is not removed.

Salpingectomy has been traditionally done via a laparotomy, more recently however, laparoscopicsalpingectomies have become more common as part of minimally invasive surgery.

Salpingectomy is commonly done in conjunction as part of a "complete" hysterectomy- a procedure called a salpingo-oophorectomy where the uterus and both ovariesand Fallopian tubes are removed in one operation.

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