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Microsurgery is now the standard method used for reconstructive operations in infertile patients. It also has a place during incidental laparotomy in young women, who may become infertile following adhesion formation after surgical damage.

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Winston, R.M.L. (1987). Microsurgery. In: Stanton, S.L. (eds) Principles of Gynaecological Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1446-8_14

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