title: Success rate and patient satisfaction with the Essure sterilisation in an outpatient setting: a prospective study of 857 women.
abstract: After 857 women with Essure system inserted for tubal obstruction as a method of sterilization in an outpatient setting, insertion is achieved in close to 99% of the women. Physician described the procedure as very difficult in 15% of the cases, mainly due to anatomical tubal anomalis or tubal spasm, and women felt highly satisfied in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Histeroscopia, Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España. mminom@sego.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miño
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Arjona
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cordón
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pelegrin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Povedano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chacon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome