Comparison of laser-assisted anastomosis, laser welding, and microsurgical anastomosis of rabbit uterine tubes.

Objective: To assess laser-assisted anastomosis in fallopian tube reconstruction. Methods: Fifty-two rabbit uterine tubes were transected and subjected to laser welding or to microsurgical or laserassisted anastomosis in a randomized paired design, and compared with the contralateral side. The time required for the procedure, patency of the uterine tubes, amount of adhesion formation, and quality of scar tissue (grossly and histologically) were evaluated 0 weeks after surgery