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Laparoscopic Essure® Device Removal by En Bloc Salpingectomy-Cornuectomy with Intraoperative X-Ray Checking: A
Laura Miquel1, Patrice Crochet2, Sarah Francini2
1Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Reproductive Medicine, Pôle femmes parents enfants, AP-HM La Conception University Hospital, Marseille, France (Drs. Miquel, Boubli, and Agostini).
Study Objective:
To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and morbidity of Essure® device removal via laparoscopic en bloc salpingectomy-cornuectomy resection (LSC) and the utility of confirmation of complete removal with an intraoperative X-ray of the removed specimen (IX-S).
Design:
Retrospective observational cohort study.
Setting:
Academic hospitals of La Conception, Marseille, and Arnaud-de-Villeneuve, Montpellier, France.
Patients:
Women who were not seeking future fertility seeking Essure® device removal by salpingectomy, between February 2017 and August 2018.
Interventions:
All women underwent LSC. An IX-S was performed to confirm complete Essure® device removal. In the case of an unsatisfactory IX-S, an intraoperative pelvic X-ray control of the patient (IX-P) was performed. If IX-P diagnosed residual Essure® fragments, an additional resection was performed, and the removed tissue was checked by IX-S.
Measurements And Main Results:
We included 72 women, and a total of 140 Essure® devices were removed. The IX-S confirmed complete Essure® device removal in 131 of 140 cases (93.6%) in 63 of 72 women (87.5%). Out of the 9 women with unsatisfactory IX-S, 6 had no residual Essure® fragments at IX-P, and Essure® device removal was considered complete. Three women had a persistent Essure® fragment at IX-P: an additional resection allowed complete removal in 2 cases and resulted in failure in 1 of 140 case (0.7%). There were 2 of 72 women (2.8%) intraoperative complications and 4 of 72 women (5.6%) postoperative grade 1 complications according to the Clavien-Dindo classification.
Conclusion:
Essure® device removal by LSC appears to be an effective and safe procedure. IX-S is a useful method to evaluate whether the removal of Essure® device is complete during an LSC procedure.
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