Female sterilization: Bipolar electrosurgery method

A 3-cm minimum zone of isthmic tube is desiccated with bipolar forceps. The paddles of the forceps extend across the tube onto the mesosalpinx.

Reproduced with permission from: Memmel L, Gilliam M. Contraception. In: Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10 Ed, Gibbs RS, Karlan BY, Haney AF, Nygaard I (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.

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