| Descriptor English: | Sterilization, Tubal | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Esterilización Tubaria                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Esterilização Tubária | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Stérilisation tubaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Aldridge Procedure Chemical Tubal Occlusion Chemical Tubal Occlusions Coagulations, Cornual Cooke Method Cornual Coagulation Cornual Coagulations Fimbriectomies Fimbriectomy Fimbriectomy, Kroener Irving Method Kroener Fimbriectomy Kroener Method Ligation, Tubal Ligations, Tubal Madlener Method Nonchemical Tubal Occlusion Nonchemical Tubal Occlusions Occlusion, Chemical Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical Tubal Pomeroy Method Pomeroy Sterilization Ring, Tubal Rings, Tubal Sterilization, Pomeroy Sterilizations, Tubal Tubal Ligation Tubal Ligations Tubal Occlusion Tubal Occlusion, Chemical Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical Tubal Occlusions Tubal Occlusions, Chemical Tubal Occlusions, Nonchemical Tubal Ring Tubal Rings Tubal Sterilization Tubal Sterilizations Uchida Method  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E04.950.300.766 E04.950.599.683  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013246 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Procedures that render the female sterile by interrupting the flow in the FALLOPIAN TUBE. These procedures generally are surgical, and may also use chemicals or physical means. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Fallopian Tubes (1966-1972) Sterilization, Sexual (1966-1972)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1973 | 
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| History Note: | 1973 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Sterilization Reversal
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| DeCS ID: | 13634 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D013246 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WP 660 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative - 
                                    
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative 
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                        Sterilization, Tubal                                            
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                        Aldridge Procedure                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Cooke Method                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Cornual Coagulation                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Fimbriectomy                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Irving Method                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Ligation, Tubal                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Madlener Method                                            
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                        Pomeroy Method                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Tubal Rings                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Tubal Occlusion                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Tubal Occlusion, Chemical                                            
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                        Uchida Method                                            
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                        Kroener Fimbriectomy                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020510 | 
                                
| Scope note | Procedures that render the female sterile by interrupting the flow in the FALLOPIAN TUBE. These procedures generally are surgical, and may also use chemicals or physical means. | 
| Preferred term | Sterilization, Tubal | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Sterilizations, Tubal                                                 Tubal Sterilization Tubal Sterilizations  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020500 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Aldridge Procedure | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020502 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Cooke Method | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020503 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Cornual Coagulation | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Coagulations, Cornual                                                 Cornual Coagulations  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020504 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Fimbriectomy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Fimbriectomies                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020505 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Irving Method | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020508 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Nonchemical Tubal Occlusion                                                 Nonchemical Tubal Occlusions Occlusion, Nonchemical Tubal Tubal Occlusions, Nonchemical  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020515 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Ligation, Tubal | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Ligations, Tubal                                                 Tubal Ligation Tubal Ligations  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020507 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Madlener Method | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020509 | 
                                
| Scope note | A knuckle of FALLOPIAN TUBE is ligated with absorbable suture, then a small segment is excised. | 
| Preferred term | Pomeroy Method | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Pomeroy Sterilization                                                 Sterilization, Pomeroy  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020513 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Tubal Rings | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Ring, Tubal                                                 Rings, Tubal Tubal Ring  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020512 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Tubal Occlusion | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Tubal Occlusions                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020501 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Tubal Occlusion, Chemical | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Chemical Tubal Occlusion                                                 Chemical Tubal Occlusions Occlusion, Chemical Tubal Tubal Occlusions, Chemical  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020514 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Uchida Method | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0020506 | 
                                
| Scope note | A fimbriectomy technique that consists of excising the distal tube and fimbriae, and ligating the cut ends of the tube with silk sutures. | 
| Preferred term | Kroener Fimbriectomy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Fimbriectomy, Kroener                                                 Kroener Method  | 
                                
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