Ectopic pregnancies following mini-laparotomy Pomeroy female sterilization
Puraviappan, A.; Arshat, H.
Malaysian Journal of Reproductive Health a Publication of the Reproductive Research Centre of the National Population and Family Development Board Malaysia 2(1): 20-24
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0127-3213 PMID: 12267517 Document Number: 418532
This paper describes failures associated with sterilizations performed by the mini-laparotomy/pomeroy technic conducted in a private maternity home (Klinik Puravi) in Klang, Malaysia. The majority of the women sterilized had 3 or more living children at the time of sterilization, and the majority were Chinese (81.2%). Among Indians it was in the order of 17.7% and among the Malays only 1.2%. About 71.5% of the women sterilized were between 20 to 39 years of age, while only 0.2% were below 20 years of age and the remaining 2.4% were above 29 years of age. Complications during the procedure and during the post operative period were minimal and easily overcome. Of the sterilizations performed in 517 women, failure occurred in 5 subjects. Of these 5 failures, 3 were ectopics. All ectopics were treated by a bilateral salpingectomy.