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Bilateral fallopian tubal polyps: Radiologic and pathologic correlation

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Urologic radiology

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A case of bilateral fallopian tube filling defects found on hysterosalpingography performed on a patient for infertility work-up is presented. Repeat hysterosalpingography performed 4 years later showed no change. Microsurgical resection revealed the defects to be fallopian tubal polyps of endometrial origin.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    H. Oliver Williamson

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    John Metcalf

  3. Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, 29425, Charleston, SC, USA

    Charles J. Chung & Nancy S. Curry M.D.

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Chung, C.J., Curry, N.S., Williamson, H.O. et al. Bilateral fallopian tubal polyps: Radiologic and pathologic correlation. Urol Radiol 12, 120–122 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923985

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