Published March 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Interventional recanalization combined with chinese traditional medicine in the treatment of fallopian tube obstruction

  • 1. Fangzhi No.2 Hospital Shaanxi Province, Center of Oncology (China)

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Objective: To observe the curative effect of interventional recanalization combined with chinese traditional medicine in treatment of fallopian tube obstruction. Methods: There were 200 cases in treatment group and 120 cases in control group. In the treatment group patients were given chinese herbal medicine after the intervention. In sixth month a follow up imaging was performed assessing the patency. The follow up also included the pregnancy rate 1 year later. Results: The patency rate was 83% in treatment group, and 81.5% in control group (P>0.05). Re-conjunction rate was 7.6% in the study group and 22% in control group (P<0.01). The pregnancy rate was 67% in study group and 42% in control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: With interventional recanalization combined with chinese traditional medicine, good curative effect obtained in treatment of fallopian tube obstructive infertility. Combined with Chinese traditional medicine, the post-procedure re-conjunction rate is decreased, especially in the case of short fallopian tube obstruction

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Journal Title
Journal of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 115-116
ISSN
1005-8001