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Ligadura de trompas - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Cirugía de esterilización femenina; Esterilización tubárica; Ligadura tubárica; Ligar las trompas; Procedimiento histeroscópico de oclusión de las trompas

Riesgos:

Los riesgos de cualquier cirugía son:

  • Sangrado.
  • Daño a otros órganos (aparatos digestivo o urinario), lo cual requiere cirugía adicional para su reparación.
  • Infección.

Los riesgos de cualquier anestesia abarcan:

Los riesgos de la ligadura de trompas son:

  • Cierre incompleto de las trompas, lo cual podría aún hacer posible que se presente un embarazo. Aproximadamente 1 de cada 200 mujeres que ha tenido ligadura de trompas queda en embarazo posteriormente.
  • Aumento del riesgo de embarazo tubárico (ectópico) si dicho embarazo ocurre después de una ligadura de trompas.
  • Lesión a órganos o tejidos adyacentes causada por instrumentos quirúrgicos.
  • Reviewed last on: 2/28/2011
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Mishell DR Jr. Family planning: contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 14.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Sterilization by laparoscopy. ACOG Education Pamphlet AP035. February 2003. Accessed January 7, 2011.

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