Migration of sterilisation clips: case report and review
AmuO; Husemeyer, R.P.
British Journal of Family Planning 25(1): 27-28
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0144-8625 PMID: 10228248 Document Number: 282182
A case is reported of a sterilisation clip which was discovered, three years after operation, to have migrated to the subcutaneous tissue. A review of current techniques of female sterilisation is given together with a discussion of other relevant accounts of clip migration. It is shown to be a rare event with no reported serious sequelae. There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that one type of clip is more likely to migrate than another.