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Objective To study the value of tubal catheterization and hydrotubation using hysteroscopy in the assessment of tubal patency after laparoscopic operations for ectopic pregnancy.Methods Hysteroscopic tubal catheterization and hydrotubation was carried out for evaluating tubal patency in 56 cases of ectopic pregnancy at 2~24 months after laparoscopic salpingectomy or salpingotomy. Results Of 15 cases of salpingectomy,unilateral complete tubal unobstructedness was achieved in 9 cases(60.0%).Of 41 cases of linear salpingotomy,bilateral tubal unobstructedness was found in 18 cases(43.9%) and unilateral in 18 cases(43.9%).A follow-up observation for 4~25 months(mean,10.8 months) in 37 women with childbearing demand showed normal intrauterine pregnancy in 20 cases(54.0%),intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization(IVF) in 3 cases,and recurrent ectopic pregnancy in 1 case(2.3%).Conclusions Hysteroscopic tubal catheterization and hydrotubation is a direct and accurate procedure for evaluating tubal patency after laparoscopic operations for ectopic pregnancy.It may be taken as a guide in evaluating the possibility of normal intrauterine pregnancy.