Case report of failed tubal occlusion using Essure™ pbc (permanent birth control) hysteroscopic sterilisation procedure

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-367

  Karthigasu, Krishnan A ^a,b   Garry, Ray ^b   Hart, Roger ^b  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Essure ; Hysteroscopy; Sterilization; Tubal occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; X RAY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FALLOPIAN TUBE PATENCY TESTS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; PREGNANCY; STERILIZATION, TUBAL;

EID: 33745594861     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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