[Utilization of Essure® micro-insert for hydrosalpynx occlusion in infertile women].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the feasibility and the results on fertility of tubal hysteroscopic proximal occlusion with Essure(®) micro-insert in women with hydrosalpinges.


METHODS
Thirteen infertile women with hydrosalpinges, who underwent hysteroscopic tubal exclusion by Essure(®) prior to IVF procedure.


RESULTS
The placement of micro-insert was feasible and easy in every patient, with no intra-operative complication. Only one postoperative infectious complication (pyosalpinx) occurred. We report a 64 % rate of pregnancy, and a 18 % rate of normally ongoing pregnancies with no Essure(®)-related complication.


CONCLUSIONS
Hydrosalpinges occlusion by Essure(®) device might be an easy and safe alternative to laparoscopic treatment, with successful results on fertility and without adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes.
Service de gynécologie, obstétrique et assistance à la procréation, clinique mutualiste la sagesse, 4, place Saint-Guénolé, 35000 Rennes, France.
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D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods