• 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 28 (4), 281-283
Abstract
Patients (25) had short-interval (4 to 6 wk) 2nd-look laparoscopy (SLL) after major infertility surgery. At SLL, postoperative adhesions were classified as none present in 1 patient, fine and filmy in 19 and dense in 5. Adhesiolysis was performed, with restoration of anatomy and mobility. Tubal patency was verified in all patients by chromotubation. At 6-mo. follow-up, 9 of 25 patients (36%) were pregnant, and no ectopic pregnancies had occurred. Short-interval SLL may be advantageous in identifying postoperative adhesions and improving surgical results.