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California Medicine Apr 1952Cul-de-sac puncture for introduction of a culdoscope is easily made with the patient in the knee-chest position. With the use of the instrument, the pelvic organs can be...
Cul-de-sac puncture for introduction of a culdoscope is easily made with the patient in the knee-chest position. With the use of the instrument, the pelvic organs can be viewed clearly. Culdoscopic examination of 45 patients was carried out. In all cases in which laparotomy was done after the examination, the culdoscopic observations and diagnosis were confirmed. In no case in which tubal pregnancy was present, was the diagnosis missed in culdoscopic examination. Patients were only slightly uncomfortable after the examination. There was no evidence of pelvic peritonitis in any patient, and no pregnant patient aborted as a result of the procedure.
Topics: Culdoscopes; Culdoscopy; Douglas' Pouch; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Humans; Laparotomy; Pelvis; Pregnancy
PubMed: 14925833
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Fertility and Sterility Dec 1979During the past century hysteroscopy has developed into a highly sophisticated and effective technique with increasing applicability. Hysteroscopic instruments have been... (Review)
Review
During the past century hysteroscopy has developed into a highly sophisticated and effective technique with increasing applicability. Hysteroscopic instruments have been refined with fiberoptics, allowing light to be introduced into the uterine cavity with high intensity but without danger of thermal injury. Safe methods for uterine distention provide an undistorted panoramic view of the uterine cavity. As a diagnostic technique, hysteroscopy affords accuracy in detecting intrauterine conditions which may not be revealed by traditional methods of exploration. As an operative technique, hysteroscopy increases the precision of surgery and minimizes trauma to the endometrial lining, and may, on some occasions, preclude major surgical intervention. In addition, hysterscopy is potentially useful for female sterilization and offers promise as an investigative tool for studies of the intratubal milieu.
Topics: Carbon Dioxide; Culdoscopes; Culdoscopy; Dextrans; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Glucose; Humans; Intrauterine Device Expulsion; Neoplasm Staging; Sterilization, Tubal; Uterine Diseases; Uterine Neoplasms; Uterus
PubMed: 389675
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Fertility and Sterility Feb 1973
Topics: Culdoscopy; Female; Humans; Methods; Sterilization, Tubal
PubMed: 4688104
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)39499-7 -
Fertility and Sterility Nov 1972
Topics: Culdoscopy; Fallopian Tubes; Female; Humans; Sterilization, Tubal
PubMed: 5082617
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Fertility and Sterility May 1972
Topics: Adnexal Diseases; Adult; Clomiphene; Endocrine System Diseases; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Humans; Infertility, Female; Infertility, Male; Male; Menstruation Disturbances; Peritoneal Diseases; Prognosis
PubMed: 5025715
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Fertility and Sterility 1951
Topics: Animals; Female; Humans; Oviducts; Ovum; Pelvis
PubMed: 14831648
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Fertility and Sterility 1967
Topics: Culdoscopes; Female; Humans; Infertility, Female
PubMed: 6028788
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Fertility and Sterility May 1992Twelve infertile couples who failed to conceive by previous infertility treatments and who qualified for culdoscopy had oocyte retrieval and gamete transfer through an...
Twelve infertile couples who failed to conceive by previous infertility treatments and who qualified for culdoscopy had oocyte retrieval and gamete transfer through an operative culdoscopy method. Six patients achieved clinical pregnancy. Five are ongoing pregnancies, and one patient miscarried. There were no complications of the procedures.
Topics: Adult; Culdoscopy; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Fertilization; Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; Humans; Pregnancy
PubMed: 1572483
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Fertility and Sterility Sep 2002To describe a technique for inserting an endoscope through the posterior vaginal fornix under direct vision using an optical cannula.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a technique for inserting an endoscope through the posterior vaginal fornix under direct vision using an optical cannula.
DESIGN
Prospective case study.
SETTING
University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
PATIENT(S)
Patients with infertility referred for investigation in secondary care.
INTERVENTION(S)
Insertion of culdoscope using an optical cannula.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S)
Successful introduction of the culdoscope.
RESULT(S)
Sixteen of 20 patients had successful introduction of the optical cannula. There were no reported complications.
CONCLUSION(S)
Insertion of a culdoscope into the cul-de-sac can be done under visual control and this may reduce the risks of complications associated with blind insertion using a modified Veress needle.
Topics: Adult; Anovulation; Body Weight; Culdoscopy; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Infertility, Female; Optics and Photonics
PubMed: 12215344
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03251-x