Laparoscopic Management of Tubal Disease to Improve Fertility Outcomes

Video Objective This video demonstrates decision making and surgical techniques for tubal disease to improve fertility outcomes. Three scenarios are shown demonstrating surgical techniques of fallopian tubes deemed to have good, intermediate and poor prognosis. Setting Private infertility practice in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois Interventions Laparoscopic management of tubal disease Conclusion Tubal disease is responsible for 25-30% of all female infertility. Several risk factors exist. The utilization of preoperative assessment tools as well as intraoperative findings, can allow a surgeon to make an informed decision of whether to repair and restore versus remove the fallopian tube to improve fertility outcome.