Department of Reproductive Imaging, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Arak University, Arak, Iran.
Br J Radiol. 2021 Jun 1;94(1122):20201386. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20201386. Epub 2021 Apr 29.
Tubal and peritoneal disease are the main causes of infertility. Tubal pathology can be either congenital malformation or acquired, proximal or distal, unilateral or bilateral and transient or permanent. Several imaging methods such as laparoscopy, fluoroscopy, saline infusion sonography, and hysterosalpingography (HSG) have been used in the assessment of tubal and peritoneal pathology. Although laparoscopy is the modality of choice for investigating tubal patency and pelvic structure in many infertility centers, HSG is usually the initial diagnostic method for infertility workup because of its ease of performance, accuracy, and minimal risk of complications. This method provides useful information about size, contour, and anatomy of the inner surface of the fallopian tubes and is the gold standard for evaluation of tubal lumen. Tubal and peritubal pathology show various imaging manifestations on HSG. This review illustrates the radiographic features of congenital and acquired structural abnormalities of the proximal tubal pathology and along with etiology of proximal obstruction or occlusion will be described.
输卵管和腹膜疾病是导致不孕的主要原因。输卵管病变可以是先天性畸形或后天获得的,也可以是近端或远端、单侧或双侧的,并且可以是暂时的或永久性的。腹腔镜、透视、盐水灌注超声和子宫输卵管造影(HSG)等几种影像学方法已用于评估输卵管和腹膜病变。虽然腹腔镜检查是许多不孕不育中心检查输卵管通畅性和盆腔结构的首选方法,但由于其操作简便、准确性高、并发症风险低,HSG 通常是不孕不育检查的初始诊断方法。该方法提供了有关输卵管内表面大小、轮廓和解剖结构的有用信息,是评估输卵管腔的金标准。输卵管和输卵管周围的病理在 HSG 上显示出各种影像学表现。本综述说明了近端输卵管病理的先天性和后天性结构异常的放射学特征,并将描述近端梗阻或闭塞的病因。