tubal insufflation

Tubal insufflation is a standard procedure for testing patency.

With the introduction of hysterosalpingography (1914) and tubal insufflation (1920) its non-surgical diagnosis became possible.

Tubal insufflation (Rubin test)

Realizing that many patients suffered from tubal obstruction, he developed tubal insufflation as a non-operative method to evaluate the tubes.

Tubal insufflation is only of historical interest as an older office method to indicate patency; it was used prior to laparoscopic evaluation of pelvic organs.