[Use of fallopian ring with laparoscopy for closure of oviduct (author's transl)]

Reported in this paper is sterilisation by application of Fallopian ring with laparoscopy voluntarily undergone by 629 women. The amount of surgical complications (4.2 per cent) was found to be substantially affected by the surgeon's experience. There was one single case of pregnancy which could be considered as real failure of the method. The approach proved to be relatively dependable, easy to handle, and of little time consumption. It did not require long hospitalisation, and stress on the patients was minimal.