Study Objective:The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with negative patient experiences with Essure.Design: This was a retrospective cohort study and follow-up survey.
Setting:The study was conducted in an academic setting.Patients: Patients included women who had an Essure placed between 2002 and 2017.
Methods:The hospitals' database was queried to identify subjects and charts were reviewed to confirm medical information. Subjects were invited by mail, e-mail, or phone call to participate a survey regarding symptoms and satisfaction with Essure. A comparison was made between women who reported a negative experience with Essure versus those who did not. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify subject or procedural characteristics associated with any negative experience with Essure sterilization.Results: Two hundred eighty-four women underwent Essure sterilization between 2002 and 2017, 42.3% of whom responded to the follow-up survey. Satisfaction with Essure was reported by 61.9% of respondents. Thirty-three percent of the respondents have undergone removal or desire removal of the device. The most frequent symptoms attributed to Essure were pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and vaginal bleeding. Forty-eight percent of the respondents were identified as having any negative experience with Essure. Factors associated with negative experiences with Essure included young age at placement (odds ratio [OR] 0.86; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.79 -0.94; P Ͻ .001), high gravidity (OR 1.39; 95% CI 1.14 -1.71; P ϭ .002), and absent history of abdominal surgery (OR 0.35; 95% CI 0.12-1.00; P ϭ .049).
Conclusion:Young age at placement, high gravidity, and absent history of abdominal surgery are factors associated with negative patient experiences following Essure sterilization. A negative experience with Essure is common, although dissatisfaction with the device is not always attributable to symptoms. This information could be considered when counseling women who plan removal of Essure.
Implications Statement:Our study provides new follow-up data with respect to hysteroscopic sterilization. This research is the first to examine any cause for negative patient experiences with Essure. Understanding factors associated with negative patient experiences could improve patient counseling regarding the extent to which symptoms could be attributed to Essure as well as counseling women who want to undergo removal of the device. These factors could in turn prove to be predictors for successful resolution of symptoms after removal of Essure. Results of this study could also be used for developing future hysteroscopic sterilization techniques.
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to review operative management of endometriosis involving the ureter. Materials and methods: Retrospective case series of three patients undergoing resection of ureteral endometriosis with ureteroureterostomy for endometriosis involving the ureter by minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons between 2007 and 2018 at a large academic medical center in the Northeastern United States. A literature review was conducted to find cases with a similar approach. Results: Three cases of ureteral endometriosis surgically managed at our institution with ureteroureteral anastomosis were identified. Ureteral endometriosis was identified preoperatively by hydroureteronephrosis on imaging. Intrinsic ureteral endometriosis was confirmed by pathology in two cases; extrinsic endometriosis was grossly visualized in one case. Operative times ranged from 300 to 387 min. Estimated blood loss ranged from 150 to 250 mL. There were no intraoperative complications. A total of 151 cases with a similar approach were described in the literature. Recurrence of obstructive uropathy occurred in 11 cases. Conclusion: Ureteral endometriosis is a rare complication with several management options. Ureterectomy with ureteroureterostomy has been described in the literature and in three cases at our institution with low complication rates and rare stricture formation. This technique can be successful in the management of ureteral endometriosis and warrants further investigation.
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