Outcomes in the Ultrasound Follow-up of the Essure Micro-Insert: Complications and Proper Placement

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-138

  Thiel, John ^a   Suchet, Ian ^a   Tyson, Nerissa ^a   Price, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Conceptus Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive devices; Fallopian tubes; Hysteroscopy; Sterilization; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; DEVICE EXPULSION; DISTAL DEVICE MIGRATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MISPLACED COIL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERMANENT STERILIZATION; PROXIMAL DEVICE MIGRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERUS PERFORATION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAUTERINE DEVICE MIGRATION; METHODOLOGY; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION; UTERUS;

COHORT STUDIES; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICE MIGRATION; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; UTERINE PERFORATION; UTERUS;

EID: 79960085294     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34798-3     Document Type: Article

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