Essure® migrated into endometrial cavity: an unusual ultrasound finding

• Autor(a) principal: Évora,Francisco
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Coutinho,Inês, Águas,Fernanda
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-58302022000100068
• topic: Hysteroscopic sterilization; Transvaginal ultrasound; Abnormal uterine bleeding

Abstract The Essure® (Bayer) system was introduced in 2002, as a hysteroscopic sterilization technique, however, serious long-term adverse events raised concern about its use and lead to the discontinuation of the device in 2017. The authors present a report of intrauterine migration from one of the microinsert components in a woman with abnormal uterine bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasound was the key to the diagnosis, finding in the endometrial cavity a hyperechogenic structure with a coiled shape. The hysteroscopic removal of the migrated component conducted to the resolution of the clinical complaints.