Evaluation of the fallopian tube section obtained at laparoscopic fulguration

Three hundred tubal specimens obtained at laparoscopic coagulation and resection of the tube for sterilization done in the years 1973 and 1974 were studied. Twenty-three percent of the specimens were not identifiable as of tubal origin, and there was a lack of precision in the diagnosis in 17% of the specimens. Because of the comparable results for sterilization by well-performed coagulation alone and of coagulation with resection of a segment of tube, we feel that resection, with its assocaited hazards, is unnecessary.