Tubal ligation: Irving method

Tying these sutures secures the cut end of the proximal tube deep in the myometrial pocket.

Reproduced with permission from: Peterson HB, Warshaw JS, Pollack AE, Levy BS. Tubal sterilization. In: TeLinde's Operative Gynecology, 11th ed, Jones HW, Rock JA (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015. Copyright © 2015 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (www.lww.com). Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.

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