Failed laparoscopic sterilisation due to interlaced Hulka-Clemens clips.
The use of two Hulka-Clemens spring clips on each Fallopian tube has been recommended to reduce the risk of sterilisation failure due to clip faults. We report a case in which the use of two clips caused failure.
D000328:Adult; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D011247:Pregnancy; D012086:Reoperation; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000295:instrumentation*