Pathological adhesions of the fallopian tubes are the result of inflammatory processes and surgical interventions, or the consequence of endometriosis. Obstruction of the fallopian tubes is one of the most frequent causes of female infertility, since a mature egg can not enter the uterine cavity and meet with spermatozoa.
Joints of Fallopian tubes: causes and symptoms
As a rule, this phenomenon is asymptomatic, however, if you notice painful urination, drawing pain in the abdomen, fever or unsuccessfully trying to become pregnant for a long time, then you should consult a doctor.
Spike in the fallopian tubes - diagnosis
Obstruction of the fallopian tubes can occur in three places:
- in the part of the tube adjacent to the uterus;
- adhesions in the appendages;
- extensive adhesion process throughout the uterine tube.
To confirm the diagnosis use the procedure of hysterosalpingography . In the uterine cavity enter an X-ray contrast fluid and perform fluoroscopy. If the fluid freely passes through the fallopian tubes into the abdominal cavity, then there are no adhesions, and if delayed, they diagnose the obstruction of one or both of the fallopian tubes. There is also a more gentle, irradiation-exclusion method of ultrasound diagnosis with the introduction of saline in the uterine cavity, but it, unfortunately, is less informative and is used in the presence of obvious contraindications to hysterosalpingography.
Than to treat the spikes of the fallopian tubes?
Most often, for the treatment of obstruction of the fallopian tubes, a minimally invasive laparoscopic operation is performed, performed through small punctures on the abdomen. With laparoscopy, the adhesions of the fallopian tubes dissect and the patency of the tubes is restored. In the treatment of adhesions in the appendages, a part of the expanded ovarian tissue is also excised.
Thus, thanks to modern medicine, a woman diagnosed with obstruction of the fallopian tubes can be successfully treated and gets the opportunity to become pregnant and bear the child.