Dislodged Essure microinsert

Corenthian J Booker; Robert L Yarwood; William C Dodson

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.022

Dislodged Essure microinsert

Fertil Steril. 2008 Apr;89(4):964-5. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.022. Epub 2007 Dec 11.

Authors

Corenthian J Booker¹, Robert L Yarwood, William C Dodson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 18054922
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.022

Abstract

A woman presented with symptoms of vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain shortly after hysteroscopic sterilization. Sonographic and hysteroscopic images of a dislodged Essure microinsert (Conceptus Inc., San Carlos, CA) are provided.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Device Removal
Female
Humans
Hysteroscopy
Intrauterine Devices / adverse effects*
Pain Measurement
Pelvic Pain / etiology*
Sterilization, Tubal / adverse effects
Sterilization, Tubal / instrumentation*
Sterilization, Tubal / methods
Ultrasonography
Uterine Hemorrhage / etiology*
Uterus / diagnostic imaging
Uterus / surgery*