Ian C. Cook, MD, discusses the feasibility and benefits of adding bilateral salpingectomy to nongynecologic surgery.

Complications following salpingectomy, or the removal of one or both fallopian tubes, are typically rare. However, potential complications can include hernia, infection, or internal bleeding.

Vasectomy is more cost-effective at a $100,000 willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold. Salpingectomy may prevent more pregnancies and reduces ovarian cancer risk. Salpingectomy becomes the more ...

Hysterectomy: Take the Tubes Too? Hysterectomy, for the management of such benign conditions as fibroids, menometrorrhagia, and endometrial hyperplasia, is among the most common gynecologic surgeries.