Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, typically performed in the context of ectopic pregnancy, the treatment or prevention of cancer such as ovarian cancer, or as a form of contraception.
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Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, typically in the context of ectopic pregnancy, cancer-typically ovarian cancer-treatment and prevention, and as a form of contraception.
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Salpingectomy was performed by Lawson Tait in 1883 in women with a bleeding ectopic pregnancy; it is now established as a routine and lifesaving procedure.
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