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Table 1 Reported cases of PATSS confirmed by histopathology

From: Post-ablation tubal sterilization syndrome following NovaSure endometrial ablation: two case reports

Reference

Authors

No. of cases

Endometrial ablation procedure

Management/treatment

[1]

Townsend et al.

6

Rollerball ablation

2—Unilateral salpingectomy

1—LAVH

1—Tubal cautery destruction

3—Bilateral salpingectomy

[2]

Martin and Inglis

1

Rollerball ablation

Laparoscopic monopolar diathermy of tubal stump

[3]

Bae et al.

6

Rollerball ablation

1—TAH/RSO

2—LAVH

2—Laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy

1—TAH/BSO

[4]

Webb et al.

1

Rollerball ablation

TVH/BSO

[5]

McCausland and McCausland

3

Rollerball ablation

2—Laparoscopic unilateral proximal salpingectomy and subsequent hysterectomy

1—TAH/BSO

[6]

Huang et al.

1

Rollerball ablation

Laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy

[7]

Unger and Meeks

2

Rollerball ablation

1—Hysterectomy

1—Laparoscopic resection of tubal remnant

[8]

Turnbull et al.

2

Rollerball ablation

2—Hysterectomy

[12]

Chukwujama et al.

1

Microwave ablation

Laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy

[13]

Leung and Yuen

1

Thermal balloon

Patient declined surgery

[11]

Tam et al.

2

Radiofrequency electricity

1—Exploratory laparotomy with bilateral salpingectomy

1—Laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy

  1. LAVH Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy, TAH total abdominal hysterectomy, RSO right salpingo-oophorectomy, BSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, TVH total vaginal hysterectomy