'Tubal ostium sunshine': hysteroscopic sign of chronic salpingitis.

摘要

Fallopian tube abnormalities including tubal occlusion, acute and chronic salpingitis, hydrosalpinx, peritubal adhesions, and salpingitis isthmica nodosa are major causes of female infertility, accounting for 30% to 40% of all cases. A tube may be obstructed as a result of inflammation or a previous surgery. Most commonly, fallopian tube occlusion is due to an infection such as pelvic inflammatory disease, typically caused by a sexually transmitted agent such as Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae