Developments in laparoscopic sterilization are described. Laparoscopic tubal cautery is associated with a failure rate ranging from 0.2 to 2.0 per 100 operations. The morbidity rate averages about 5% with an average of 1% requiring emergency surgery. Mortality ranges from 20 to 30 per 100,000 operations, compared with a non-laparoscopic sterilization rate of 25 per 100,000 operations.
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... [Show full abstract] developments in the field of laparoscopic sterilization are described, incorporating experiences with the use of the haemoclip, the Hulka-Clemens clip, the Falope ring or Yoon band, and also the beginnings of the miniature laparo-scope or so-called ?needlescope?.
