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12. Minimizin
g
the Risk of Sterilization Failure 113
4 mm
f
or c
l
ips an
d
2 cm
f
or rings) t
h
an e
l
ectrocoagu
l
ation met
h
o
d
s (3–4 cm).
However, t
h
e exact etio
l
ogy o
f
tu
b
a
l
l
umen regeneration remains unc
l
ear.
Ot
h
er
f
actors suc
h
as an in
d
ivi
d
ua
l
’s tu
b
a
l
“
h
ea
l
ing” response, preexisting
pro
l
i
f
erative tu
b
a
l
d
isease (e.g., en
d
osa
l
pingiosis),
d
egree o
f
tu
b
a
l
avascu
l
arity,
an
d
interva
l
f
rom operation are
l
i
k
e
l
y to mo
d
i
f
y tu
b
a
l
l
umen regeneration
a
b
i
l
ity [18,21–25]. Present
l
y t
h
ere is no evi
d
ence to suggest t
h
at operator
f
au
l
t
in steri
l
ization tec
h
nique pre
d
isposes to tu
b
a
l
l
umen regeneration, an
d
t
h
ere-
f
ore t
h
is mec
h
anism o
f
steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure wou
ld
b
e consi
d
ere
d
to
b
e non
-
neg
l
igent an
d
in
d
epen
d
ent o
f
operator error.
edicole
g
al Consequences
Th
e psyc
h
o
l
ogica
l
an
d
p
h
ysica
l
mor
b
i
d
ity
f
o
ll
owing
f
ai
l
e
d
steri
l
ization
o
f
ten
l
ea
d
s to
l
itigation [26]. A gyneco
l
ogist
h
as a
d
uty to in
f
orm women o
f
t
h
e ris
k
o
f
f
ai
l
ure, to carry out t
h
e operation in accor
d
ance wit
h
accepte
d
goo
d
me
d
ica
l
practice, an
d
to avoi
d
f
oreseea
bl
e comp
l
ications. Women w
h
o
h
ave
un
d
ergone steri
l
ization per
f
orme
d
neg
l
igent
l
y are entit
l
e
d
to recover
d
amages
accor
d
ing to:
T
ab
le 12
.3.
Classification S
y
stem for Mechanism of Sterilization Failure
De
p
endent on the Sterilization Method
Ne
g
li
g
ent
Initial tubal nonocclusion (poor operator technique), e.
g
., slippa
g
e or overclosure of
ilshie cli
p
Wron
g
structure “sterilized”
Improperl
y
maintained equipment (e.g., noncalibrated or nonserviced Filshie clip
app
licator), which contributed to initial tubal nonocclusion.
Nonnegligen
t
Initial tubal nonocclusion (true method failure), reported extremely rarely and
o
ccurring despite correctly applied techniqu
e
The ends of the fallopian tube reconnecting spontaneously (recanalization)
Fistula developing at the occluded portion of the tube
Independent of the Ster
i
l
i
zat
i
on Method*
Occurs w
h
en
T
h
e woman
h
as a
l
rea
d
y conceive
d
in t
h
e cyc
l
e prior to steri
l
izatio
n
In the case o
f
Filshie clip, the woman conceives
f
ollowing sterilization in the
emainder o
f
the menstrual cycle because the ovulatory ovum is proximal to the tubal
s
teri
l
ization point (
l
utea
l
-p
h
ase pregnancy
)
In the case o
f
hysteroscopic sterilization, the woman conceives within the 3-month
i
nterval poststerilization and/or prior to con
f
irmation o
f
e
ff
ective sterilization by HSG
o
r u
l
trasoun
d
* Most studies on sterilization failure have excluded such pre
g
nancies from their reported final
a
nalysis
.
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14 R. Varma and J.K. Gu
p
ta
•
Wrongful conception. In addition, an action in contract may also
arise if the sterilization procedure was performed outside the NHS
in the private sector
.
•
Neg
l
igence. A
b
reac
h
o
f
d
uty arises w
h
en an operation is not carrie
d
out in accordance with practice accepted as proper by a reasonable
b
o
d
y o
f
gyneco
l
ogists (Bo
l
am test). Neg
l
igence a
l
so occurs w
h
en
there is omission in appropriate preoperative counseling.
Wrong
f
u
l
b
irt
h
. T
h
e neg
l
igent act
d
eprive
d
t
h
e mot
h
er o
f
t
h
e possi
-
bility to prevent the conception of a disabled child or to have a lawful
a
b
ortion
.
W
omen are entit
l
e
d
to recover genera
l
d
amages
f
or pain an
d
su
ff
ering
d
uring
regnancy and delivery, and loss of earnings during pregnancy. A recent judg
m
ent in the Australian High Court led the Australian government to amend
t
he Civil Liberty Act to restrict the amount of damages that could be awarded
i
n suc
h
situations [27]
.
I
n t
h
e majority o
f
f
ai
l
e
d
steri
l
ization cases, even t
h
ose in t
h
e a
d
vance
d
s
tages o
f
l
itigation, t
h
e mec
h
anism o
f
f
ai
l
ure remains un
k
nown, as t
h
ere is no
u
ni
f
orm requirement
f
or suc
h
cases to un
d
ergo systematic inquiry or to
b
e
r
eporte
d
to any supervisory nationa
l
registry. T
h
e RCOG s
h
ou
ld
consi
d
er t
h
is
r
equirement at t
h
e time o
f
t
h
e steri
l
ization gui
d
e
l
ine review in 2007 [1]. T
h
us,
a
common scenario in t
h
e
l
ega
l
setting is to cast ju
d
gment on t
h
e
l
i
k
e
l
i
h
oo
d
of
neg
l
igence or nonneg
l
igence in cases wit
h
un
k
nown mec
h
anism o
f
steri
l
iza
-
t
ion
f
ai
l
ure. Base
d
on poo
l
ing t
h
e 81 cases o
f
steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure wit
h
d
ocu
-
m
ente
d
interva
l
to pregnancy an
d
mec
h
anism o
f
f
ai
l
ure, we propose
d:
. That a greater proportion of early (within 12 months from opera
-
tion) t
h
an
l
ate (a
f
ter 12 mont
h
s
f
rom operation) steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ures
occurre
d
b
y a neg
l
igent mec
h
anism. T
h
us, t
h
e time interva
l
to ster
-
i
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure may
b
e pre
d
ictive o
f
neg
l
igence. Our ana
l
ysis o
f
131
cases o
f
steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure (in press pu
bl
ication) s
h
owe
d
t
h
at ster
-
ilization failure occurred signifi
cantly earlier in negligent than in
nonneg
l
igent
f
ai
l
ure mec
h
anisms (mean
f
ai
l
ure interva
l
s, 7.5 vs 14.2
months; hazard ratio 2.35 [95% confi
dence interval (CI) 1.31–4.21])
17
].
2
. Initia
l
tu
b
a
l
nonocc
l
usion is more
l
i
k
e
l
y to
l
ea
d
to ear
l
y steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure (wit
h
in 1 year), an
d
as it is
l
ess
l
i
k
e
l
y to
d
amage t
h
e tu
b
e, t
h
e
resu
l
ting pregnancy is more
l
i
k
e
l
y to
b
e intrauterine t
h
an ectopic.
Converse
l
y,
l
ate steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure arising
f
rom tu
b
a
l
recana
l
ization
or fi
stula formation is more likely to result in an abnormal lumen,
pre
d
isposing to a
d
ecrease
d
ris
k
o
f
pregnancy,
b
ut s
h
ou
ld
pregnancy
occur, t
h
ere wou
ld
b
e an increase
d
ris
k
o
f
ectopic pregnancy. T
h
is
point is grap
h
ica
ll
y i
ll
ustrate
d
in Figure 12.1.
ent
i
f
i
c
a
t
io
n
a
n
d
Assessment
o
f Ev
id
enc
e
M
EDLINE (1966–2006), t
h
e Coc
h
rane
l
i
b
rary (2006), an
d
t
h
e RCOG were
s
earc
h
e
d
f
or re
l
evant ran
d
omize
d
contro
ll
e
d
tria
l
s, systematic reviews,
m
etaana
l
yses, an
d
evi
d
ence-
b
ase
d
gui
d
e
l
ines re
l
ating to steri
l
ization. T
h
e
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12. Minimizin
g
the Risk of Sterilization Failure 115
s
earches were performed usin
g
the relevant medical sub
j
ect headin
g
(MeSH)
terms, includin
g
“sterilization, tubal”; “sterilization”; “sterilization sexual”;
“sur
g
ica
l
instruments”; “e
l
ectrocauter
y
”; “cauter
y
”; “
l
ia
b
i
l
it
y
,
l
e
g
a
l
”; “
j
uris-
p
ru
d
ence”; “ma
lp
ractice”; “me
d
ica
l
errors”; “treatment
f
ai
l
ure”; an
d
“ris
k
factors”. The ma
j
orit
y
of publications were retrospective observational studies,
case reports, an
d
reviews, wit
h
a paucit
y
o
f
prospective contro
ll
e
d
tria
l
s or
metaanalyses [1,9,28]. The defi
nitions of the types of evidence used in this
c
h
apter are as
d
enote
d
in t
h
e RCOG c
l
inica
l
g
overnance a
d
vice [29]. W
h
ere
possi
bl
e, recommen
d
ations on strate
g
ies to minimize steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure are
annotated with the level of evidence that supports them (A, B, C, or GPP [
g
ood
p
ractice
p
oint]), as in
d
icate
d
in Ta
bl
e 12.4
.
n
i
m
i
z
i
ng the R
i
sks of Ster
i
l
i
zat
i
on Fa
i
lur
e
P
atient Selection
(
Level GPP
)
Th
ere is
l
imite
d
evi
d
ence t
h
at preexisting gyneco
l
ogica
l
pat
h
o
l
ogy, in
addition to increasing the technical diffi
culty of performing the sterilization
proce
d
ure, in
d
epen
d
ent
l
y pre
d
isposes to steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure. Factors inc
l
u
d
e
preexisting tu
b
a
l
d
isease,
h
istory o
f
a
bd
omina
l
or pe
l
vic surgery,
h
istory o
f
pelvic infl
ammatory disease, previous ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy or post-
partum state, o
b
esity, prior use o
f
an intrauterine contraceptive
d
evice, previ
-
ous induced abortion, congenital uterine anomalies, fi
b
roi
d
s, en
d
ometriosis,
en
d
osa
l
pingo
bl
astosis an
d
a
d
enomyosis [10,11,19,30–34]. T
h
e myt
h
t
h
at
sterilization protects against pelvic infl
ammatory disease has recently been
c
h
a
ll
enge
d
[35].
T
ab
le 12
.
4
.
Levels of Evidence Used in This Cha
p
ter
A Requires at least 1 randomized controlled trial as part o
f
a body o
f
literature o
f
overall good quality and consistency addressing the
speci
f
ic recommendation (evidence levels Ia, Ib)
B Requires the availability o
f
well-controlled clinical studies but no
randomized clinical trials on the topic o
f
recommendations (evidence
l
eve
l
s IIa, II
b
, III
)
C Requires evidence obtained
f
rom expert committee reports or opinion
s
and/or clinical experiences o
f
respected authorities; indicates an
absence o
f
directly applicable clinical studies o
f
good quality (evidence
l
eve
l
IV
)
Good practice Recommended best practice based on the clinical experience o
f
th
e
point (GPP) guideline development group (equivalent to authors o
f
this chapter)
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16 R. Varma and J.K. Gu
p
ta
P
repregnanc
y
Test
i
ng and T
i
m
i
ng of Procedure
i
n
R
elation to Menstrual Cycle (Level C
)
B
oth hysteroscopic and laparoscopic tubal occlusion may be performed
a
t any time during the menstrual cycle provided that the clinician is certain
t
hat the woman has used effective contraception up until the da
y
of the
op
eration
.
I
t is recommended practice that all women have a urine pregnancy test
p
rior to sterilization. Routine preoperative same-da
y
urine pre
g
nanc
y
testin
g
s
hould be done as this has been shown to reduce the incidence of
p
re- and
p
ost
-
p
roce
d
ure pregnancies, t
h
e
l
atter group terme
d
l
utea
l
-p
h
ase pregnancies (see
T
a
bl
e 12.3 an
d
section
b
e
l
ow) [36]. However, suc
h
a test may sti
ll
b
e
f
a
l
se
l
y neg-
a
tive in a very ear
l
y pregnancy. A serum
h
uman c
h
orionic gona
d
otropin (
h
CG)
p
reoperative
l
y may
b
e consi
d
ere
d
;
h
owever, i
f
t
h
ere is any
d
ou
b
t, t
h
en t
h
e ster
-
i
lization should be deferred until the follicular phase of a subsequent cycle.
P
re
p
rocedure Contrace
p
tion and the Need to Continue
Unt
i
l Onset of Next Menstrual C
y
cle (to Reduce R
i
sk of
L
uteal-phase Pregnancy) (Level GPP
)
C
ontraception is immediately effective if the patient is using the combined
p
ill (if commenced between day 1 and day 5 of period) and the Mirena intra-
u
terine s
y
stem. However, with laparoscopic tubal occlusion, contraception is
l
ikel
y
to be completel
y
effective onl
y
b
y
the onset of the next menses. There
-
f
ore, for this method, preprocedure contraception measures should be contin-
u
ed until the onset of next menses to
p
revent lutea
l
p
hase pre
g
nanc
y
failure
Table 12.3). This is where sterilization has occurred just after ovulation, and
t
he ovum is already proximal to the tubal occlusion, enabling pregnancy to
o
ccur in this luteal phase through poststerilization “unprotected” intercourse.
Studies have identifi
ed the occurrence of luteal pregnancy in 0.32% to 0.6% of
s
terilization cases [10,36–38]
.
W
omen selectin
g
h
y
steroscopic sterilization (Essure) need to continue
w
ith contraceptive precautions for at least 3 months postprocedure and ma
y
resume “unprotected” sexual intercourse only after there is confi
rmation of
s
atisfactor
y
tubal occlusion (e.
g
., b
y
x-ra
y
h
y
sterosalpin
g
o
g
ram)
.
m
i
n
g
the Operat
i
on: Interval Preferred (Level B)
W
herever
p
ossible, tubal occlusion should be
p
erformed at an a
pp
ro
p
riate
i
nterval followin
g
pre
g
nanc
y
. Sterilization can be performed in the post -
p
artum period (combined with cesarean section or via minilaparotom
y
) or
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12. Minimizin
g
the Risk of Sterilization Failure 117
posta
b
ortion. However, t
h
is perio
d
is associate
d
wit
h
h
i
gh
er rates o
f
f
ai
l
ure
an
d
re
g
ret
by
t
h
e woman [38,39], an
d
t
h
ese
f
actors s
h
ou
ld
b
e incorporate
d
into t
h
e counse
l
in
g
an
d
d
ocumentation prior to t
h
e proce
d
ure. In terms o
f
postpartum steri
l
ization, sa
l
pingectomy an
d
Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip
h
ave simi
l
ar rates o
f
f
ai
l
ure (7.5 an
d
8.8 per 1000, respective
ly
) [10,38]
.
S
election of Technique: Laparoscop
y
Preferred ove
r
L
aparotomy (Level B)
E
ach combination of sterilization method and
p
atient characteristics has
specifi
c advantages, disadvantages, and individualized failure rates. This infor-
mation should be conve
y
ed durin
g
the counselin
g
process. A metaanal
y
sis [40]
and large population study [41] have shown no signifi
ca
n
t
d
iff
e
r
e
n
ce
in f
a
il
u
r
e
rate or ma
j
or operative morbidit
y
between minilaparotom
y
and laparoscop
y
methods of sterilization. However, la
p
arosco
p
ic methods have lower minor
operative morbidit
y
and are preferred for interval sterilizations, as the
y
offer
obvious advanta
g
es in terms of shorter operative time, same-da
y
hospital
dischar
g
e, and shorter convalescence period. Ultimatel
y
, as h
y
steroscopic
s
terilization becomes more widespread and established worldwide we envisa
g
e
this will eventuall
y
become the preferred sterilization method of choice in the
next 2 to 5
y
ears
.
S
elect
i
on of Techn
i
que: Mod
i
f
i
ed Pomero
y
at Cesarean
S
ection (Level B)
A modifi
ed Pomeroy procedure rather than Filshie clip application may
b
e pre
f
era
bl
e
f
or postpartum steri
l
ization per
f
orme
d
b
y mini
l
aparotomy or at
t
h
e time o
f
cesarean section, as t
h
is
l
ea
d
s to
l
ower
f
ai
l
ure rates [10,38,42],
a
l
t
h
oug
h
b
ot
h
proce
d
ures are equa
ll
y popu
l
ar c
h
oices wit
h
surgeons [43]
.
S
elect
i
on of Techn
i
que: F
i
lsh
i
e Cl
i
p Ster
i
l
i
zat
i
on Is
P
referred Method (Level B)
T
wo small randomized controlled trials
[
44,45
]
and observational studies
[12,46] have shown the Filshie clip to have the lowest failure rate for interval
s
terilization failure, and it has therefore been recommended b
y
the RCOG [1]
as the preferred method at laparoscopic tubal occlusion (Table 12.2). Rin
g
methods have also been recommended b
y
the RCOG and appear to have con
-
traceptive effi
cacy equal to that of the Filshie clip. However, ring methods tend
to be technically more diffi
cult to apply to the fallopian tubes and have gradu-
all
y
become less popular in UK clinical practice
.
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18 R. Varma and J.K. Gu
p
ta
Operat
i
ve Techn
i
que for F
i
lsh
i
e Cl
i
p (Levels C and GPP
)
dent
i
f
y
Correct Isthm
i
c Port
i
on of Tub
e
C
are s
h
ou
ld
b
e ta
k
en to ensure t
h
at t
h
e Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip is app
l
ie
d
to t
h
e optima
l
m
idisthmic tubal site (1 cm to 3 cm from the uterine cornu) and that this
s
tructure not
b
e mista
k
en
f
or “steri
l
ization” o
f
an a
d
jacent structure, suc
h
as
th
e roun
d
l
igament or a
f
o
ld
o
f
peritoneum
b
etween t
h
e roun
d
l
igament an
d
t
ube [47].
C
orrectly Al
i
gn Cl
i
p and Ensure Cl
i
p and Tube are Flattened
Th
e Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip s
h
ou
ld
b
e app
l
ie
d
in a manner to: comp
l
ete
ly
encapsu
l
ate
th
e tu
b
e an
d
l
umen,
b
e
f
u
lly
l
oc
k
e
d
wit
h
t
h
e upper
j
aw compresse
d
,
b
e com
-
pletely fl
attened, and have its end adequately secured under the latch, (which
“locks” the clip jaw, see Figure 12.3). The clip should fl
atte
n
the
w
hole
tube
portion within the clip without leaving any unfl
atte
n
ed
tubal
“
k
n
uckles
”
a
n
d
w
it
h
out transectin
g
t
h
e tu
b
e. Fina
lly
, t
h
e c
l
ip s
h
ou
ld
sit perpen
d
icu
l
ar to t
h
e
l
on
g
axis o
f
t
h
e tu
b
e [47],
f
aci
l
itate
d
by
stretc
h
in
g
t
h
e ist
h
mic portion wit
h
t
h
e
h
in
g
e placed on the antimesenteric aspect of the tube.
A
void Clip Overclosure (Technique and Usin
g
Serviced Clip Applicator)
E
xcessive forceful clip applicator overclosure (Figure 12.3) or underclo-
s
ure may
l
ea
d
to tu
b
a
l
transection an
d
su
b
sequent steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure t
h
roug
h
luminal regeneration (i.e., tubal fi
stu
l
a or recana
l
ization) or incomp
l
ete tu
b
a
l
o
cclusion [47]
.
Wide Length of Upper
Clip Jaw Under Latch
Latch for Upper
Jaw
Latch Clip Jaw
Tubal Lumen
Hinge
Correct Closure of Clip
Locked Clip Under Latch
Flattened Upper Jaw
Complete Tubal Lumen Occlusion
Underclosure of Clip
Narrow Length of Upper
Clip Jaw Under Latch
Locked Clip Under Latch
Rounded/Blowed Upper Jaw
Incomplete Tubal Lumen Occlusion
Caused by Operator Fault
i
g
ure 12.3. Filshie clip under-closure due to operator fault. Despite the clip appearin
g
ocked, on closer inspection the upper jaw of the clip will be noted to be incompletel
y
com
-
ressed, rounded rather than flattened, and the end insufficientl
y
secured under the under
t
he latch for the upper
j
aw. Most causes of clip underclosure are due to operator fault.
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A
pre
d
isposin
g
f
actor to improper c
l
osure is a “
f
au
l
t
y
” Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip app
l
ica-
tor. T
h
is is rare,
h
owever, as it is a
l
e
g
a
l
requirement t
h
at
d
evice app
l
icators
b
e we
ll
maintaine
d
an
d
a
d
equate
ly
c
h
ec
k
e
d
to ensure optimum
f
unction. In
t
h
e case o
f
t
h
e Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip,
b
ot
h
t
h
e manu
f
acturer (Femcare, UK, www.
f
emcare.
co.u
k
) an
d
t
h
e Me
d
ica
l
Devices A
g
enc
y
(MDA) stron
gly
recommen
d
t
h
at a
ll
s
in
gl
e Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip app
l
icators
b
e service
d
an
d
rea
dj
uste
d
at
l
east once a
y
ear
or a
f
ter every 100 proce
d
ures. Furt
h
ermore, a c
l
osing c
h
ec
k
ing gauge
sh
ou
ld
b
e use
d
prior to every steri
l
ization proce
d
ure to ensure t
h
at t
h
e app
l
i
-
cator
f
unctions correct
ly
. T
h
ere is on
ly
1 pu
bl
is
h
e
d
case o
f
f
ai
l
e
d
steri
l
ization,
w
h
ic
h
proposes Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip un
d
erc
l
osure as t
h
e most
l
i
k
e
l
y mec
h
anism o
f
s
teri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure. T
h
ere
f
ore, t
h
is cause o
f
f
ai
l
ure s
h
ou
ld
b
e consi
d
ere
d
rare
[
48
]
.
Appl
y
Onl
y
1 Clip to Each Tub
e
A
pp
l
ying 2 mec
h
anica
l
c
l
ips a
d
jacent to eac
h
ot
h
er on t
h
e tu
b
e
d
oes not
d
ecrease t
h
e
f
ai
l
ure rate
b
ut may even increase it i
f
t
h
ey are app
l
ie
d
too c
l
ose
l
y
toget
h
er [47,49–51]
.
Do Not Fa
i
l to Systemat
i
cally Check Pos
i
t
i
on of Cl
i
p on Tube (Take Image
)
F
ollowin
g
clip application, there should be a s
y
stematic checkin
g
pro-
cedu
r
e
to
e
n
su
r
e
t
h
at
t
h
e
co
rr
ect
st
r
uctu
r
e
a
n
d
bot
h
s
i
des
o
f
t
h
e
tube
h
a
v
e
been satisfactoril
y
occluded, and this procedure should be documented.
Althou
g
h this process is not a le
g
al requirement in the United Kin
g
dom, we
r
eco
mm
e
n
d:
Ta
k
ing c
l
inica
l
p
h
otograp
h
s or operative vi
d
eos o
f
t
h
e steri
l
ize
d
structures, i
d
enti
f
ying t
h
em as
f
a
ll
opian tu
b
es. However, p
h
oto-
graphs may be unhelpful in confi
dently excluding other negligent
c
auses o
f
incomp
l
ete tu
b
a
l
occ
l
usion, e.g., protru
d
ing
k
nuc
kl
e o
f
t
u
b
e, ina
d
equate
l
oc
k
ing o
f
c
l
ip jaws, c
l
ip un
d
erc
l
osure, or tu
b
a
l
t
ransection (partia
l
or comp
l
ete).
T
h
e presence o
f
a secon
d
operating surgeon
f
or counterc
h
ec
k
ing. A
r
ecent stu
d
y invo
l
ving 1094 steri
l
izations
f
rom 1988 to 1989 s
h
owe
d
th
at registrars
h
a
d
a 1.3%
f
ai
l
ure rate, consu
l
tants
h
a
d
a 1.9%
f
ai
l
ure
r
ate, an
d
consu
l
tants an
d
registrars per
f
orming t
h
e proce
d
ure
together had a 0.7% failure rate [37]. A medical witness to confi
rm
th
e steri
l
ization proce
d
ure is a
l
ega
l
requirement in some countries
52
].
Recogn
i
ze That True Method Fa
i
lure Is Extremel
y
Rare
T
here is evidence that anatomical tubal patency can occur following a cor
-
rectly undertaken sterilization (true method failure); this occurrence has been
reported following correctly applied Filshie clips in 3 cases of Filshie clip
failure (Table 12.2) [53] and is implied to have occurred in the 29 of 73 cor
-
rect
l
y app
l
ie
d
c
l
ip steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ures reporte
d
b
y an o
b
servationa
l
stu
dy
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p
ta
12]. However, persistin
g
anatomica
l
tu
b
a
l
patenc
y
d
oes not necessari
ly
imp
ly
s
teri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure, as tu
b
a
l
patenc
y
rates o
f
1%–2% at 3 mont
h
s an
d
16% at
5
y
ears
h
ave
b
een note
d
f
o
ll
owin
g
correct
ly
app
l
ie
d
tu
b
a
l
l
i
g
ation, wit
h
t
h
e
a
ctua
l
pregnancy occurrence o
f
1%–2% over t
h
is time perio
d
[22]. Even so,
true method failure is rare and diffi
cult to prove; nonetheless, three possible
m
ec
h
anisms o
f
true met
h
o
d
f
ai
l
ure are su
gg
este
d
:
. A partia
ll
y nonocc
l
u
d
e
d
segment o
f
tu
b
a
l
l
umen
h
as
f
orme
d
wit
h
in
th
e c
l
ip. T
h
is tu
b
a
l
“
k
nuc
kl
e,” wit
h
a patent
l
umen, can exist wit
h
in
the completely fl
attened tube portion inside the clip, identifi
a
bl
e
o
n
l
y at microscopy
.
2
. Preexisting uterotu
b
a
l
structura
l
a
b
norma
l
ities. T
h
ese a
b
norma
l
ities
i
nc
l
u
d
e accessory
f
a
ll
opian tu
b
e, uterine
d
i
d
e
l
p
h
ys [54], an
d
utero-
tubal fi
stulas.
3. Mec
h
anica
l
f
ai
l
ure o
f
t
h
e Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ip. Manu
f
acturers
f
or t
h
e Fi
l
s
h
ie
cl
ip
h
ave not reporte
d
spontaneous mec
h
anica
l
f
ai
l
ure as a possi
b
i
l-
i
ty
f
or steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure, an
d
t
h
is concurs wit
h
an a
b
sence o
f
suc
h
c
ases in t
h
e
p
u
bl
is
h
e
d
l
iterature. Nevert
h
e
l
ess, t
h
ere remains at
l
east
a
t
h
eoretica
l
possi
b
i
l
ity o
f
mec
h
anica
l
materia
l
f
ai
l
ure, an
d
manu
-
f
acturers suc
h
as Femcare o
ff
er an examination o
f
t
h
e Fi
l
s
h
ie c
l
ips
i
n
f
ai
l
e
d
steri
l
ization to exc
l
u
d
e t
h
e possi
b
i
l
ity o
f
t
h
is
f
ai
l
ure mec
h
a
-
n
ism (Dr Marcus Fi
l
s
h
ie, C
h
ie
f
Executive, Femcare UK, persona
l
c
ommunication, June 2007
)
.
Operator Exper
i
ence and Tra
i
n
i
ng
Leve
l
s C an
d
GPP
)
I
mproper app
l
ication o
f
tu
b
a
l
occ
l
usive
d
evices
b
y inexperience
d
surgeons
i
s
f
requent
l
y reporte
d
in cases o
f
steri
l
ization
f
ai
l
ure [16,55,56].
Th
e CREST stu
d
y s
h
owe
d
f
ai
l
ure rates o
f
7.1 to 78.0 per 1000
f
or t
h
e Hu
lk
a
cl
ip an
d
0 to 42.5 per 1000
f
or t
h
e si
l
icone ring—a
ll
d
epen
d
ent on t
h
e operating
c
enters surveye
d
[10]. Hig
h
er
f
ai
l
ure rates were more common in centers
p
er
f
orming
f
ewer annua
l
proce
d
ures. T
h
e RCOG
h
as recommen
d
e
d
t
h
at train-
e
es per
f
orm at
l
east 25 supervise
d
l
aparoscopic tu
b
a
l
occ
l
usions
b
e
f
ore operat
-
i
ng wit
h
out supervision [1]
.
F
ollow-up Requ
i
red If Uncerta
i
nt
y
i
n
ubal Occlus
i
on (Level GPP)
F
ollowin
g
a complicated sterilization,
g
ood clinical practice (rather than a
l
e
g
al requirement) dictates testin
g
of tubal patenc
y
[16,57–60]. However, a
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g
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ne
g
ative
dy
e spi
ll
poststeri
l
ization
hy
sterosa
l
pin
g
o
g
ram (HSG)
d
oes not com
-
p
l
ete
ly
prec
l
u
d
e t
h
e possi
b
i
l
it
y
o
f
pre
g
nanc
y
at a
l
ater sta
g
e [61]
.
Other Issues: Clip Migration and Dropped “Lost”
Fi
lsh
i
e Cl
ip
s (Level C)
G
ood clinical practice dictates that proof of tubal occlusion (x-ra
y
HSG,
tubal dye insuffl
ation, or histology of salpingectomy) should be undertaken
once missing clips are identifi
ed, not only when examining failed sterilization
cases, but also at laparoscop
y
or laparotom
y
for other reasons [47,62]. However,
missin
g
clips do not necessaril
y
indicate failed application or imminent pre
g-
nanc
y
failure, as over time there is a tendenc
y
for clips to mi
g
rate and even be
expelled without resultin
g
in clinical morbidit
y
[12,45,63–71]. There are no
reports of clip migration leading to sterilization failures [63]. It is estimated
that more than 25% of women will experience a migration of 1 or more Filshie
clips [63]. The tissue between the Filshie clip jaws normally undergoes avas
-
cular necrosis and fi
brosis, leaving two healed stumps, which tend to separate,
permitting c
l
ip
d
isp
l
acement
.
F
ilshie clips may be inadvertently dropped during laparoscopic steriliza
-
tion. If possible, the clip should be laparoscopically removed upon completion
of the sterilization
p
rocedure. However, if the cli
p
is irretrievable, either o
p
en
or closed, it should be left. Performing a laparotomy would subject the woman
to greater operative morbidity risk than leaving the lost clip in the abdomen.
To date, there have been no reports of an
y
serious morbidit
y
or mortalit
y
consequent to a lost clip. Women should be informed of the lost clip and reas
-
s
ured accordingly [47]
.
C
onclus
i
on and Further Research
O
verall, the level of evidence supportin
g
an
y
screenin
g
or preventative
measures to reduce the risk of sterilization failure remains
p
oor. There a
pp
ears
to be a propensit
y
for ne
g
li
g
ent rather than nonne
g
li
g
ent sterilization failures.
However, this can be verifi
ed only by establishment of a national register of
failed sterilizations (as recommended b
y
the RCOG [1]) that have been sub
-
j
ected to s
y
stematic inquir
y
to establish the mechanism of failure. Like other
confi
dential inquiries, such a registry could identify areas of substandard care
that could be used as an impetus to improve research and medical trainin
g
in
s
terilization procedures and help desi
g
n effective clinical risk-prevention
s
trategies. The introduction of an operative checklist or proforma, similar to
the preoperative counselin
g
checklist recommended b
y
the RCOG [1] and used
in another stud
y
[72], ma
y
result in reduced numbers of ne
g
li
g
entl
y
performed
ste
riliz
at
i
o
n
s.
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