IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 49 / Issue 10 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4910213
Open Access Original Research
Prevalence of Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma (STIC) at the Time of Postpartum Contraceptive Procedures during Caesarean Delivery
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1 Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
2 Department of Pathology, Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Umberto Primo Hospital, 94100 Enna, Italy
*Correspondence: sforte988@gmail.com (Sara Forte); Federicogferrari@gmail.com (Federico Ferrari)
Academic Editor: Heon Jong Yoo
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(10), 213; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4910213
Submitted: 26 May 2022 | Revised: 18 June 2022 | Accepted: 5 July 2022 | Published: 20 September 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: To assess the prevalence of serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) in women underwent opportunistic salpingectomy at the time of caesarean delivery (CD). Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study (2014–2017) of women who received either bilateral total or partial salpingectomy as postpartum permanent contraception procedure during CD. We collected the characteristics of the patients, the type of CD (elective versus unscheduled), the type of surgical procedure and the related complications. We analysed surgical outcomes and calculated the point prevalence of STIC. Results: We enrolled 280 patients. Of these, 107 (38.2%) and 173 (61.8%) underwent respectively total and partial bilateral salpingectomy. Majority of CDs were elective (81.8%); we did not find differences for intra- and post-operative surgical procedure-related complications. Bilateral fimbriated-part of the tube was available for analysis in 245 patients and STIC was identified in only one patient (prevalence of 0.4%). Conclusions: The frequency of STIC in patients undergoing partial or total bilateral salpingectomy during CD is extremely low, less than 1%. Total bilateral salpingectomy can be proposed as post-partum permanent contraception procedure without increasing surgical related complications. Further randomised studies are needed to confirm the benefits and safety of this procedure.

Keywords
cancer of the fallopian tube
caesarean delivery
epithelial cancer of the ovary
opportunistic salpingectomy
tubal sterilization
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