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Tubal ligation reversal: Stents
One doctor I talked to said he never uses stents and another said he
always does; which is the right thing to do?
I was told in medical school "always never say never and always".
I think this question of stents is a perfect chance to apply this rule.
A stent is a small piece of suture passed into the fallopian tube to align
the separated ends while they are being sewn together. I use them sometimes
and sometimes I don't. It's a case by case decision. There is no credible
evidence that the use of stents makes a woman more or less likely to have
a baby after a tubal ligation reversal. In some cases it can make the surgery
easier to do and that is a good thing.
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"A stent is a small piece of suture passed into the fallopian tube
to align the separated ends while they are being sewn together."
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