title: Migration of sterilisation clips: case report and review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Grantham and District Hospital (NHS) Trust, UK.
authors.lastname: AmuO
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Husemeyer
mesh_terms: 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*