title: Long-term sterilization failure: twenty-three years.
abstract: This case presents the longest time interval from tubal sterilization to failure by ectopic pregnancy of which we or our colleagues have ever heard. This multipara had a postpartum sterilization procedure performed at one University Hospital; 23 years later she was admitted to another University Hospital with a hemoperitoneum due to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Verification was affirmed by examination of the records of both hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Huddleston
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dunnihoo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure