title: Spontaneous expulsion of a Filshie clip through the anterior abdominal wall.
abstract: Tubal occlusion using Filshie clip is one of the most commonly performed operations for female sterilization. It is usually a simple and safe procedure, and operative complications are uncommon. We report a rare case of spontaneous expulsion of a Filshie clip through the anterior abdominal wall 5 years after sterilization. The management and possible underlying mechanisms are discussed and the related literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. ingridlok@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Ingrid H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lok
authors.forename: Keith W K
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Janice S W
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Michelle H Y
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed