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Rev Mex Med Repro 2012; 4.5 (2)

Fallopian tubes. What would Gabriele Falloppio think today about the organ he described in 1561?

Velázquez CG, Zamora RML

Language: Spanish
References: 40
Page: 55-67
PDF size: 457.75 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The great Italian anatomist Gabriele Fallopio made the most approximate description of what is now known as salpinge, oviduct and uterine horn 451 years ago. In vitro fertilization (IVF) has clearly demonstrated that fallopian tubes are not essential for conception animal and human; however, the knowledge of tubal physiology was an essential step for the development of the modern practice of assisted reproduction. Fallopio described precisely the position, form, course, volume and characteristics of the uterine horns; although it is now known that the duct which he explained is actually a fascinating organ that has a complex and highly specialized anatomical and histological construction that convert it in the center of the reproductive process participating in important functions. Undoubtedly, Fallopio would be pleasantly surprised if he knew how much has been expanded knowledge about the wonderful organ which he described; his surprise would probably be much higher than that one when he dissected the uterine horns for the first time, denying all the concepts that were in effect at that time.


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