Salpingectomy Overview

Salpingectomy refers to the surgical removal of a Fallopian tube. The procedure was first performed by Lawson Tait in patients with a bleeding ectopic pregnancy; this procedure has since saved the lives of countless women. Other indications for a salpingectomy include infected tubes, or as part of the surgical procedure for tubal cancer. Salpingectomy has traditionally been done via a laparotomy; more recently however, laparoscopic salpingectomies have become more common...