OBJECTIVE: To test the role of transcervical fallopian tube catheterization under ultrasound (US) guidance using an ultrasound contrast agent. DESIGN: Catheterization was performed under US guidance in a patient with bilateral proximal tubal obstruction. SETTING: This study is a case report. PATIENT(S): Proximal tubal obstruction had been diagnosed on previous roentgenogram hysterosalpingography. INTERVENTION(S): Salpingography and tubal cannulation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Tubal patency was assessed using Albunex (Mallinckrodt Medical, St. Louis, MO) enhanced US. RESULT(S): Transvaginal catheterization was successful in achieving tubal patency. CONCLUSION(S): This catheterization technique should be investigated for possible use in the treatment of proximally obstructed tubes.
OBJECTIVE: To test the role of transcervical fallopian tube catheterization under ultrasound (US) guidance using an ultrasound contrast agent. DESIGN: Catheterization was performed under US guidance in a patient with bilateral proximal tubal obstruction. SETTING: This study is a case report. PATIENT(S): Proximal tubal obstruction had been diagnosed on previous roentgenogram hysterosalpingography. INTERVENTION(S): Salpingography and tubal cannulation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Tubal patency was assessed using Albunex (Mallinckrodt Medical, St. Louis, MO) enhanced US. RESULT(S): Transvaginal catheterization was successful in achieving tubal patency. CONCLUSION(S): This catheterization technique should be investigated for possible use in the treatment of proximally obstructed tubes.