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Prostheses designed to partially replace and/or maintain patency of any of the tubes that extend from the upper lateral cornu of the uterus to a region of the ovary of the same side (i.e., fallopian tube). These prostheses are typically a reinforced plastic or, less frequently, allograft structure that surrounds the fallopian tube; some prostheses may replace a section of the tube and/or connect two separated segments of a fallopian tube that were previously severed. Fallopian tube prostheses are used typically during reconstructive gynecologic surgery procedures.
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