Migration of sterilisation clips: case report and review.
A case is reported of a sterilisation clip which was discovered, three years after operation, to have migrated to the subcutaneous tissue. A review of current techniques of female sterilisation is given together with a discussion of other relevant accounts of clip migration. It is shown to be a rare event with no reported serious sequelae. There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that one type of clip is more likely to migrate than another.
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Grantham and District Hospital (NHS) Trust, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*