Abstract
The following presents a case series of 29 referral patients who underwent laparoscopic
Essure removal for the indication of suspected Essure-related pelvic pain and to describe
patient characteristics, intraoperative findings and postoperative pain outcomes.
Laparoscopic removal for Essure-associated pelvic pain is a safe and effective treatment.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2016
Accepted:
March 29,
2016
Received:
January 21,
2016
Footnotes
Conflicts of interest: none
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© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
