salpingectomy
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Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, typically in the context of ectopic pregnancy, cancer—typically ovarian cancer—treatment and prevention, and as a form of contraception.
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- Medical intervention.Name
- Salpingectomy
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Research
4,588 papers- Salpingectomy for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review.JAMA surgery · 2023
- Hydrosalpinx - Salpingostomy, salpingectomy or tubal occlusion.Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology · 2019
- Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Prevention of Tubo-Ovarian Carcinoma: The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology Consensus Statements.JAMA · 2026
- Salpingectomy, tubal ligation and hysteroscopic occlusion for sterilization.Minerva obstetrics and gynecology · 2022
- Prophylactic salpingectomy for the prevention of ovarian cancer: Who should we target?International journal of cancer · 2020
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Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, typically in the context of ectopic pregnancy, cancer—typically ovarian cancer—treatment and prevention, and as a form of contraception.
Salpingectomy is sometimes preferred over its ovarian tube-sparing counterparts because it provides a greater reduction in individuals' risk of ectopic pregnancy. For contraceptive purposes, the procedure is more or less an irreversible form of sterilization and more effective than tubal ligation, which can be surgically reversed.