Laparoscopic tubal sterilization: a report on 300 cases

ABSTRACT

A report is given of 300 cases of laparoscopic sterilizations carriedout at the University Hospital of the West Indies. The fallopian tubes were cauterized by the three-burn method using the single-entry technique of laparoscopy. The use of local and systemic analgesia allowed the procedure to be performed an outpatient basis which is a matter of great importance in the West Indian setting. There were a few minor complications, and the follow-up results have have so far been encouraging. The operative complication rate was 4 per cent and the pregnancy rate was 0.5 per cent. (AU)