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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;5(3):293-4.
doi: 10.4103/0974-1208.106344.

The accessory fallopian tube: A rare anomaly

Kusum R Gandhi  1 , Abu U Siddiqui, Rajendra N Wabale, Syed R Daimi
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The accessory fallopian tube: A rare anomaly

Kusum R Gandhi et al. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

This paper presents a rare anatomical variation in the form of accessory fallopian tube on right side. The duplication of fallopian tube was observed in a 34-year-old female during routine undergraduate dissection in our department. Fallopian tube is the part of uterus that carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus. Accessory fallopian tube is the congenital anomaly attached to the ampullary part of main tube. This accessory tube is common site of pyosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, cystic swelling and torsion. The ovum released by the ovary may also be captured by the blind accessory tube leading to infertility or ectopic pregnancy. Hence, all patients of infertility or pelvic inflammatory disease should be screened to rule out the presence of accessory fallopian tube and if encountered should be removed.

Keywords: Accessory fallopian tube; infertility; mullerian duct; pyosalpinx.

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Partial accessory fallopian tube was observed on right side which was arising from the ampullary portion of main fallopian tube. Black arrow – main fallopian tube, white arrow – accessory fallopian tube
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