Comparison between laparoscopic sterilization and tubal ligation.

13 September 1975

journal article
research article
Published by BMJ in BMJ

Vol. 3 (5984), 637-639
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5984.637

Abstract

During 1970-3, 1910 laparoscopic sterilizations and 531 tubal ligations were performed in Aberdeen. Common complications occurred with 61 (3.2%) and 99 (18.6%) of the operations respectively, but the pregnancy rate was much higher (2.2%) after laparoscopic sterilization.

Keywords

MEDICINE
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
EVALUATION
SURGERY
STERILIZATION
HEALTH
TREATMENT

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

Complications of laparoscopy.
BMJ, 1975
Sterilization via laparoscope.
1973

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