I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


2020 Apr 19


Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol


250

Identification of inorganic particles resulting from degradation of ESSURE® implants: Study of 10 cases.

Authors

Catinon M, Roux E, Auroux A, Balter V, Fellah C, Trunfio-Sfarghiu A-M, Sournies G, Vincent M
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 Apr 19; 250:162-170.
PMID: 32446147.

Abstract

Approximately 750,000 women worldwide have undergone ESSURE hysteroscopic sterilization since 2002. In 2015, an increase in adverse effects was noted, with gynaecological and systemic symptoms reported. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of fallopian tube and uterine horn tissues and implants, after hysterectomy or salpingectomy, revealed the presence of inorganic particles resulting from implant degradation.