Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective: Between 20% and 30% of women who have undergone tubal ligation regret their decision. The alternative to regain fertility for these women is either in vitro fertilization or tubal re-anastomosis. This article presents a systematic review with meta-analysis to assess the current evidence o...

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Autores: Sastre, J. (Juan)|||/items/4f60e4a7-486b-48bb-ace1-2d07ab159b91, Mínguez-Milio, J.A. (José Ángel)|||/items/c10367d9-e049-41d1-b982-eb349d28614d, Alcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis)|||/items/60547d4c-c930-4ef2-a41a-55ae849f2e96, Chiva-de-Agustín, L. (Luis)|||/items/5aab5671-f48d-4295-8ae0-c8c88221e1f1
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/68041
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/68041
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Palabra clave:Tubal reversal
Tubal anastomosis
Tubal reanastomosis
Reproductive surgery
IVF
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spelling Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysisSastre, J. (Juan)|||/items/4f60e4a7-486b-48bb-ace1-2d07ab159b91Mínguez-Milio, J.A. (José Ángel)|||/items/c10367d9-e049-41d1-b982-eb349d28614dAlcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis)|||/items/60547d4c-c930-4ef2-a41a-55ae849f2e96Chiva-de-Agustín, L. (Luis)|||/items/5aab5671-f48d-4295-8ae0-c8c88221e1f1Tubal reversalTubal anastomosisTubal reanastomosisReproductive surgeryIVFObjective: Between 20% and 30% of women who have undergone tubal ligation regret their decision. The alternative to regain fertility for these women is either in vitro fertilization or tubal re-anastomosis. This article presents a systematic review with meta-analysis to assess the current evidence on the efficacy of tubal recanalization surgery in patients who have previously undergone tubal ligation. Study design: The search was conducted in the World of Science (WOS) database, The Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.gov record using the keywords “tubal reversal”, “tubal reanastomosis” and “tubal anastomosis”. The review was carried out by two of the authors. Data from 22 studies were evaluated, comprising over 14,113 patients who underwent the studied surgery, following strict inclusion criteria: articles published between January 2012 and June 2022, in English and with a sample size bigger than 10 patients were included. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed. Results: The overall pregnancy rate after anastomosis was found to be 65.3 % (95 % CI: 61.0–69.6). The percentage of women who had at least one live birth, known as the birth rate, was 42.6 % (95 % CI: 34.9–51.4). Adverse outcomes after surgery were also examined: the observed abortion rate among women who underwent surgery was 9.4 % (95 % CI: 7.0–11.7), and the overall ectopic pregnancy rate was 6.8 % (95 % CI: 4.6–9.0). No differences were found between the outcomes when differentiating surgical approaches: laparotomy, laparoscopy, or robotic-assisted surgery. The patient’s age was identified as the most significant determining factor for fertility restoration. Finally, when comparing the results of tubal reversal with in vitro fertilization, reversal procedures appear more favorable for patients over 35 years old, while the results are similar for patients under 35 years old, but more data is needed to evaluate this finding. Conclusion: Therefore, the available literature review demonstrates that surgical anastomosis following tubal ligation is a reproducible technique with relevant success rates, performed by multiple expert groups worldwide.ElsevierDadun. Depósito Académico Digital Universidad de Navarra20232023-12-1220232023-01-0120232023-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10171/68041reponame:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarrainstname:Universidad de NavarraInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/680412026-06-21T12:47:57Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
spellingShingle Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sastre, J. (Juan)|||/items/4f60e4a7-486b-48bb-ace1-2d07ab159b91
Tubal reversal
Tubal anastomosis
Tubal reanastomosis
Reproductive surgery
IVF
title_short Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort Microsurgical anastomosis of the fallopian tubes after tubal ligation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sastre, J. (Juan)|||/items/4f60e4a7-486b-48bb-ace1-2d07ab159b91
Mínguez-Milio, J.A. (José Ángel)|||/items/c10367d9-e049-41d1-b982-eb349d28614d
Alcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis)|||/items/60547d4c-c930-4ef2-a41a-55ae849f2e96
Chiva-de-Agustín, L. (Luis)|||/items/5aab5671-f48d-4295-8ae0-c8c88221e1f1
author Sastre, J. (Juan)|||/items/4f60e4a7-486b-48bb-ace1-2d07ab159b91
author_facet Sastre, J. (Juan)|||/items/4f60e4a7-486b-48bb-ace1-2d07ab159b91
Mínguez-Milio, J.A. (José Ángel)|||/items/c10367d9-e049-41d1-b982-eb349d28614d
Alcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis)|||/items/60547d4c-c930-4ef2-a41a-55ae849f2e96
Chiva-de-Agustín, L. (Luis)|||/items/5aab5671-f48d-4295-8ae0-c8c88221e1f1
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author2 Mínguez-Milio, J.A. (José Ángel)|||/items/c10367d9-e049-41d1-b982-eb349d28614d
Alcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis)|||/items/60547d4c-c930-4ef2-a41a-55ae849f2e96
Chiva-de-Agustín, L. (Luis)|||/items/5aab5671-f48d-4295-8ae0-c8c88221e1f1
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tubal reversal
Tubal anastomosis
Tubal reanastomosis
Reproductive surgery
IVF
topic Tubal reversal
Tubal anastomosis
Tubal reanastomosis
Reproductive surgery
IVF
description Objective: Between 20% and 30% of women who have undergone tubal ligation regret their decision. The alternative to regain fertility for these women is either in vitro fertilization or tubal re-anastomosis. This article presents a systematic review with meta-analysis to assess the current evidence on the efficacy of tubal recanalization surgery in patients who have previously undergone tubal ligation. Study design: The search was conducted in the World of Science (WOS) database, The Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.gov record using the keywords “tubal reversal”, “tubal reanastomosis” and “tubal anastomosis”. The review was carried out by two of the authors. Data from 22 studies were evaluated, comprising over 14,113 patients who underwent the studied surgery, following strict inclusion criteria: articles published between January 2012 and June 2022, in English and with a sample size bigger than 10 patients were included. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed. Results: The overall pregnancy rate after anastomosis was found to be 65.3 % (95 % CI: 61.0–69.6). The percentage of women who had at least one live birth, known as the birth rate, was 42.6 % (95 % CI: 34.9–51.4). Adverse outcomes after surgery were also examined: the observed abortion rate among women who underwent surgery was 9.4 % (95 % CI: 7.0–11.7), and the overall ectopic pregnancy rate was 6.8 % (95 % CI: 4.6–9.0). No differences were found between the outcomes when differentiating surgical approaches: laparotomy, laparoscopy, or robotic-assisted surgery. The patient’s age was identified as the most significant determining factor for fertility restoration. Finally, when comparing the results of tubal reversal with in vitro fertilization, reversal procedures appear more favorable for patients over 35 years old, while the results are similar for patients under 35 years old, but more data is needed to evaluate this finding. Conclusion: Therefore, the available literature review demonstrates that surgical anastomosis following tubal ligation is a reproducible technique with relevant success rates, performed by multiple expert groups worldwide.
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