BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of literature on placement rates of the Essure® procedure, yet prior studies have not attempted to identify tubal-associated risk factors for placement failures. The current study examines risk markers associated with the inability to deploy the Essure® coils into the tubal lumen using the new ESS305 design. STUDY DESIGN: We used electronic medical record data to assess risk markers associated with the inability to place the Essure coils in the tubal lumen using the new ESS305 design. A total of 310 attempted procedures between June 14, 2007, and April 29, 2011, were analyzed. RESULTS: There were 18 tubal failures (5.8%) out of the 310 attempted procedures. A history of a prior sexually transmitted infection (STI) was associated with tubal failure (odds ratio 2.64, 95% confidence interval 1.01-6.90, p=.048). CONCLUSIONS: We speculate that the observed association between a prior STI and an inability to place the coil was due to a past history of pelvic inflammatory disease. Copyright Â
BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of literature on placement rates of the Essure® procedure, yet prior studies have not attempted to identify tubal-associated risk factors for placement failures. The current study examines risk markers associated with the inability to deploy the Essure® coils into the tubal lumen using the new ESS305 design. STUDY DESIGN: We used electronic medical record data to assess risk markers associated with the inability to place the Essure coils in the tubal lumen using the new ESS305 design. A total of 310 attempted procedures between June 14, 2007, and April 29, 2011, were analyzed. RESULTS: There were 18 tubal failures (5.8%) out of the 310 attempted procedures. A history of a prior sexually transmitted infection (STI) was associated with tubal failure (odds ratio 2.64, 95% confidence interval 1.01-6.90, p=.048). CONCLUSIONS: We speculate that the observed association between a prior STI and an inability to place the coil was due to a past history of pelvic inflammatory disease. Copyright Â
Authors: Valerie I Shavell; Mazen E Abdallah; George H Shade; Michael P Diamond; Jay M Berman Journal: J Minim Invasive Gynecol Date: 2008-11-08 Impact factor: 4.137
Authors: Emilie V J van Limburg Stirum; Nisse V Clark; Alexis Lindsey; Xiangmei Gu; Andreas L Thurkow; Jon I Einarsson; Sarah L Cohen Journal: JSLS Date: 2020 Jan-Mar Impact factor: 2.172