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Minimally invasive versus open surgery for reversal of tubal sterilization
Korula George1, Mohan S Kamath, Prathap Tharyan
1Reproductive Medicine Unit, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore, India. gkorula@gmail.com.
Background:
Although tubal sterilization procedures are considered to be permanent, requests for reversal of the procedure (re-canalisation) are not infrequent. The reversal procedure can be done either by an open laparotomy or by minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic or robotic approach).
Objectives:
To compare the relative effectiveness and safety of reversal of tubal sterilization by open laparotomy, laparoscopy and robotically assisted endoscopy.
Search Methods:
On 23 October 2012 we searched the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Review Group Specialised Register; the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library (Issue 10, 2012); MEDLINE; EMBASE; LILACS; clinical trials registries; regional databases; conference proceedings; and references for relevant published, unpublished and ongoing trials.
Selection Criteria:
Randomised trials comparing the different methods of surgical reversal of tubal sterilisation.
Data Collection And Analysis:
No trials that met the selection criteria were identified.
Main Results:
No data for evaluation were obtained
Authors' Conclusions:
Currently there is no evidence from randomised controlled trials to recommend or refute the use of a minimally invasive surgical approach (laparoscopic or robotic) or open surgery for reversal of tubal sterilization. There is a need for well conducted and reported randomised clinical trials to generate reliable evidence to inform clinical practice.
