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16087405

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Transvaginal laparoscopy (TvL) offers an alternative to standard diagnostic laparoscopy in subfertile patients without obvious pelvic pathology. With a specially developed needle-trocar system, access to the pouch of Douglas is gained through a needle puncture of the posterior fornix. Performed under local anaesthesia or sedation with the patient in a dorsal decubitus position and using prewarmed Ringer lactate as a distension medium, TvL allows complete exploration of the tubo-ovarian structures without supplementary manipulation. The combination of transvaginal sonography and transvaginal endoscopy, including minihysteroscopy, TvL, salpingoscopy and chromopertubation test, permits the most complete exploration of the reproductive tract and can be used as a first-line investigation of female fertility in a one-stop infertility clinic. As the transvaginal route offers easy access to the tubes, ovaries and fossa ovarica, some operative procedures are possible. However, in the absence of a panoramic view, these will be limited to minor interventions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1521-6934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
757-67
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Transvaginal laparoscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Tiensevest 168, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. lifeleuven@lifeleuven.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review