The role of salpingoscopy and falloposcopy in current clinical practice: A review

Abstract

Objective. Tubal pathology accounts for a third of infertility cases of which about 80 percent affects the ampulla and distal tube and 10 - 25 percent the proximal tube. Infertile patients with tubal pathology have two options for treatment, in vitro fertilization or tubal reconstructive microsurgery. The present study aims to perform a literature review to give a comprehensive knowledge of the role of salpingoscopy/ falloposcopy in the assessment of tubal pathology in infertile couples and its impact on clinical practice. Materials and Methods. A review of various articles on the technique of salpingoscopy/ falloposcopy and its clinical use in infertile