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Does the fimbria have an embryologic origin distinct from that of the rest of the fallopian tube?
- Source :
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Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2008 Nov; Vol. 90 (5), pp. 2008.e5-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Mar 18. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Objective: To propose a new theory describing the development of the fallopian tube fimbria.<br />Design: Case series report.<br />Setting: Metropolitan tertiary care children's hospital.<br />Patient(s): Two girls, aged 12 and 20 years, who presented with pelvic pain.<br />Intervention(s): Magnetic resonance imaging, laparoscopy with salpingectomy, and pathologic analysis.<br />Main Outcome Measure(s): Description of a novel theory regarding the embryologic development of the fallopian tube and its fimbria.<br />Result(s): In two non-sexually active girls the cause of their pelvic pain was found to be a hydrosalpinx associated with a discontinuous fallopian tube in which the fimbriated end did not directly communicate with the remainder of the fallopian tube.<br />Conclusion(s): The two cases of pure congenital fallopian tube atresia, the presence of fimbriae in patients with müllerian (uterine, cervical, and vaginal) agenesis, and the role of the fimbria in ovarian-like and peritoneal cancers, support a novel hypothesis that the fimbria of the fallopian tube may arise separately from the rest of the tube.
- Subjects :
- Child
Fallopian Tubes pathology
Fallopian Tubes surgery
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
Humans
Laparoscopy
Organogenesis
Pelvic Pain etiology
Urogenital Abnormalities embryology
Urogenital Abnormalities pathology
Urogenital Abnormalities surgery
Young Adult
Fallopian Tubes abnormalities
Urogenital Abnormalities complications
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-5653
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fertility and sterility
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18353321
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.071