Retained Essure Implants After Salpingectomy and Essure Removal Procedure

This is the case of a 49-year-old Gravida 1 Para 1 with a history of Essure tubal occlusion and chronic pelvic pain with retained Essure coils. Fourteen years prior to presentation the patient had Essure devices placed, despite a pre-existing Nickel allergy. Over the next several years she developed chronic pelvic pain, migraines, chronic bloating and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. She underwent an abdominal X-ray as part of her evaluation of pelvic pain (figure 1).

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - August 10, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Kristen Pepin, Jon Einarsson Tags: IMAGES IN Gynecological Surgery Source Type: research