Interventional Radiologist's Approach to Fallopian Tube Recanalization

Maureen P Kohi

doi:10.1016/j.tvir.2021.100736

Interventional Radiologist's Approach to Fallopian Tube Recanalization

Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Mar;24(1):100736. doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2021.100736. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Author

Maureen P Kohi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: Maureen_kohi@med.unc.edu.

PMID: 34147190
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvir.2021.100736

Abstract

Fallopian tube obstruction (FTO) is a common cause of female infertility. In the setting of proximal FTO, fallopian tube recanalization (FTR) is a minimally invasive, ambulatory procedure with a technical success rate of up to 100%, with minimal postprocedural adverse events. One-year pregnancy rate following FTR is approximately 41%, with successful delivery of full-term infants in 84% of pregnancies. This minimally invasive, outpatient, image-guided procedure is an alternative to vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and should be top-of-mind in the setting of infertility due to proximal FTO.

Keywords: Fallopian tube occlusion; Infertility; Recanalization.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Catheterization* / adverse effects
Fallopian Tube Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Fallopian Tube Diseases / physiopathology
Fallopian Tube Diseases / therapy*
Fallopian Tubes* / diagnostic imaging
Fallopian Tubes* / physiopathology
Female
Fertility
Humans
Infertility, Female / diagnostic imaging
Infertility, Female / physiopathology
Infertility, Female / therapy*
Radiography, Interventional* / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome