• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.95-98
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• 1993

Salpingoscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of subclinical epithelial, vascular damage and stricture formation, which may playa significant role in infertility, or predispose women to tubal pregnancy, despite of clear demonstration of tubal patency on hysterosalpingogram. We explored the fallopian tube from the fimbriae to the ampullary-isthmic junction with small rigid flexible endoscope during laparoscopy in sixteen patients from July 1991 to Jan. 1992. All patients have been observed following salpingoscopy for several months. Three pregnancies were achieved in seven patients with bilaterally normal or minimally damaged tubal mucosa. In another five patients with moderate to severe tubal damage, we noted one tubal pregnancy. The other remaining patients are being followed up now. As conclusions, salpingoscopy seems to be an useful tool in the diagnosis of tubal lesions which are not identified by H.S.G., give much help to refine the indications for tubal microsurgery and the selection of patients for GIFT or IVF-ET and to determine the prognostic value in terms of risk for ectopic pregnancy.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 1986

A reveiw of 85 patients with uterine anomalies was made in respect to the incidence, chief complaints, the reason of infertility, fetal wastage rate, pregnancy complications, fetal presentations and obstetric outcome after metroplasty from 1980 to 1985. The results were summarized as follows: 1. Incidence of uterine anomaly was 0.18% among all outpatients (85/48,240). 2. Of the 85 patients, there were 36 with bicornuate deformities (42.3%), 21 septate (24.7%), 18 uterus didelphys (21.2%), 8 arcuate (9.4%) and 2 patients with unicornuate anomalies (2.4%). 3. Uterine anomalies were diagnosed by hysterosalpingogram (54.1%), pelvic examination (14.2%) and other operative procedures. 4. Chief complaints were primary infertility (41.2%), secondary infertility (15.3%), repeated pregnancy loss (12.9%), antenatal care (11.8%) and menstural disturbance (10.6%), etc. 5. Twenty-nine patients with uterine anomalies had primary infertility. The cause of infertility was proved nonuterine in 26 cases and remained unknown in 3 cases. 6. The obstetric outcome of 104 pregnancies was spontaneous abortion in 51.0%, premature delivery in 11.50/0 and fetal loss in 57.7%. 7. Complications of 41 present pregnancies were threatened abortion (22%), premature rupture of membrane (12%) and premature labor (10%), etc. The frequency of abnormal presentation was 35.3% and 64.7% of deliveries was made by Cesarian section. 8. Metroplasty was performed in 13 patients who didn't have a baby because of repeated miscarriage and unknown cause of infertility. Subsequently 8 patients had 9 successful pregnancies: 6 patients had 7 healthy babies and 2 patients are now in pregnancy without any complications.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2010

목적: 중격자궁은 흔하게 보고되는 선천성 자궁기형 중 하나이며 여성의 생식능력에 미치는 영향에 대해 아직 이견이 많고, 따라서 치료의 필요성에 대해서도 아직 정립되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 중격자궁의 존재 및 치료 여부가 생식수행에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 2008년 1월부터 2009년 12월까지 불임 또는 습관성 유산을 주소로 제일병원 산부인과를 방문하여 자궁난관 조영술을 시행한 총 2,838명의 환자들 중 중격자궁이 진단된 44명의 환자들을 대상으로 하였으며, 이 중 27명은 자궁경 하 자궁중격 절제술을 시행 받았으며, 17명은 진단 후 추가적인 치료를 받지 않았다. 대조군은 동일 기간 내에 자궁기형이 진단되지 않은 환자 42명을 나이를 고려 후 무작위 선정하였다. 연구 대상군의 임신율, 자연유산율, 그리고 생존분만율 등에 대한 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하였으며, 대상군들의 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 진단 후 21.8개월 이었다. 결과: 추적 관찰 기간 중 자궁경 하 질식 자궁중격 절제술을 시행 받은 환자 (n=27)의 55.6% (15/27)가 임신에 성공한 반면 치료를 받지 않은 환자 (n=17)의 약 23.5% (4/17)만이 임신에 성공하여 치료받은 군에서 통계적으로 의미있는 높은 수치를 보였다 (p<0.05). 한편 생존분만율은 치료를 받은 환자군 및 자궁기형이 진단되지 않은 불임 또는 습관성 유산 환자 (대조군, n=42)에서 각각 75%와 84.6%를 보인 반면 치료 받지 않은 군에서는 50% (2/4)를 보여 치료 받지 않은 중격자궁 환자에서 낮은 경향을 보이지만 통계학적 의미는 없었다. 결론: 중격자궁이 생식수행에 미치는 영향은 자연유산 등 산과적 합병증 뿐 아니라 오히려 임신력의 저하에 더 큰 악영항을 미칠 수 있으며 불임 환자에서 중격자궁의 존재 시 적극적인 치료가 임신성공률의 향상에 도움이 될 것으로 생각 되지만 보다 명확한 결론을 위해 규모가 크고 관찰 기간이 긴 대단위 연구가 필요 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제7권1_2호
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• pp.11-20
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• 1980

Hysterosalpingograms (H.S.G.) have been done for several decades to determine causative factors in female infertility. However, the H.S.G. only reverals uterine cavity and tubal patency or inpatency. The author prefers to find more details in regard to the status and condition of the female reproductive organs and their surrounding tissue as they pertain to infertility. H.S.G. in combination with laparoscopic examination reveals the following results. Preparation and method of performance of H.S.G. during laparoscopy in a healthy reproductive age women are as follows. When laparoscopy is not contraindicated, NPO is ordered with routine bowel preparation. Analgesics administered by injection prior to procedure are valium 10mgs and pethidine 50-100mgs. The radiographic procedure is the same as for any HSG technique. During laparoscopy a solution of 3 to 10 ccs. of 60% hypaque sodium is used. Fluroscopic scout films are obtained A-P and oblique views as well as a delayed check film. 1. Age distribution of primary and secondary infertility in this studies involving tubal factors was as follows: 20-29 age group showed 46% incidence and in the 30-39 age group, 50% incidence. Duration of infertility in this study group was the following: 1-2 years showed 26.7%, 3-5 years 53.8%, and 6-9 years 13.3%. 2. Indications of laparoscopic examination were as follows: Secondary infertility in 35% of the cases, obscure tubal occlusion on previous H.S.G. in 25%, unknown origin in 11.7%, and the remaining cases included pelvic pain, small masses, dysmenorrhea, and uterine anomaly. The laparoscopic examination showed clearly the reproductive organs and the surrounding tissues in the pelvic cavity. The abnormal tubal findings there revealed were tuberculous salpingitis and hydrosalpinx in 10% each, endometriosis and peritubabl adhesions in 6.7% each, biconuate uterus in 3.3%. The remaining 58.3% of the cases showed normal findings. Laparoscopic observation for possible myoma nodules, streak ovary, and peritubal adhesions was also done at this time. 3. Comparative tubal findings in combined H.S.G. and laparoscopic examination revealed the following. Bilateral tubal occlusion was present in 14% (7cases) on laparoscopic examination but on H.S.G. 38% (19 cases) were noted. However, tubal occlusion and peritubal adhesions were found in 26% (13 cases) upon laparoscopy and only 8% (4 cases) on H.S.G. examination alone. Normal pelvic findings were present in 60% (27 cases).

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2003

Objective: To evaluate whether diagnostic laparoscopy before transcervical fallopian tube catheterization (TFTC) would improve tubal recanalization rate and pregnancy rate in patients with bilateral proximal tubal blockage in hysterosalpingogram (HSG). Methods: The retrospective study was performed in those underwent TFTC from January 1998 to December 2001. A total of 50 patients with bilateral proximal tubal blockage in HSG were subjected to TFTC sequentially using repeated HSG (rHSG), selective salpingography (SS) followed by tubal catheterization (TFTC). Each procedure was terminated once patency had been achieved without proceding to the next technique. In Group A patients (n=35, 64 tubes), diagnostic laparoscopy was performed before TFTC was taken to exclude the tube combined with peritubal adhesion or distal tubal pathology. In Group B, patients (n=15, 26 tubes) were performed TFTC without diagnostic laparoscopy. Results: There were significant difference in clinical pregnancy rate (45.7% vs 15.4%, p=0.034) but no differences were found in recanalization rate (75.0% vs 73.1%) and complication rate (8.6% vs 13.3%). Although there is no signficant difference, more tubes were canalized by SS, which means tubal obstruction rather than occlusion, in Group A (25.0% vs 5.3%, p=0.069). Conclusion: Diagnostic laparoscopy would be effective in the selection of tube for the relatively inexpensive and less invasive TFTC or patients in need of assisted reproductive technologies. With the tubes without combined peritubal adhesion or distal tubal pathology, pregnancy rate was significantly increased.