[Hydrosalpinx and sterility. Value of studying tubal microbiopsies using scanning electron microscopy]

Microbiopsies were taken from the tubes of 13 women who were sterile with hydrosalpinges. They were studied using scanning electron microscopy. It was possible to point out several degrees in the evolution of these lesions of the tubal epithelium. These lesions occurred in the fimbrial portion, the ampulla and the isthmus of the tubes. The value of this investigation in diagnosis and prognosis in cases of sterility due to hydrosalpinx is discussed.