Biomaterial Database

Experiences with Filshie clip sterilization. 1987

A P Puraviappan, and A Hamid Arshat

Between June 1980 and April 1986 796 cases of female sterilization were performed in a private clinic in Malaysia using Mark IVa and Mark VI Filshie clips. There was one failure. Technical failure, surgical difficulties and complications were minimal.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000292	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.	Adnexitis,Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic,Inflammatory Pelvic Disease,Pelvic Disease, Inflammatory,Disease, Inflammatory Pelvic,Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory,Diseases, Inflammatory Pelvic,Diseases, Pelvic Inflammatory,Inflammatory Diseases, Pelvic,Inflammatory Pelvic Diseases,Pelvic Diseases, Inflammatory,Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013246	Sterilization, Tubal	Procedures that render the female sterile by interrupting the flow in the FALLOPIAN TUBE. These procedures generally are surgical, and may also use chemicals or physical means.	Ligation, Tubal,Tubal Ligation,Aldridge Procedure,Chemical Tubal Occlusion,Cooke Method,Cornual Coagulation,Fimbriectomy,Irving Method,Kroener Fimbriectomy,Kroener Method,Madlener Method,Nonchemical Tubal Occlusion,Occlusion, Chemical Tubal,Occlusion, Nonchemical Tubal,Pomeroy Method,Pomeroy Sterilization,Tubal Occlusion,Tubal Occlusion, Chemical,Tubal Occlusion, Nonchemical,Tubal Rings,Uchida Method,Chemical Tubal Occlusions,Coagulations, Cornual,Cornual Coagulations,Fimbriectomies,Fimbriectomy, Kroener,Ligations, Tubal,Nonchemical Tubal Occlusions,Ring, Tubal,Rings, Tubal,Sterilization, Pomeroy,Sterilizations, Tubal,Tubal Ligations,Tubal Occlusions,Tubal Occlusions, Chemical,Tubal Occlusions, Nonchemical,Tubal Ring,Tubal Sterilization,Tubal Sterilizations
D013525	Surgical Instruments	Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.	Clamps, Surgical,Clips, Surgical,Clips, Tantalum,Forceps,Hooks, Surgical,Plugs, Surgical,Scissors, Surgical,Speculum,Surgical Clamps,Surgical Clips,Surgical Hooks,Surgical Plugs,Surgical Scissors,Surgical Valves,Trocar,Valves, Surgical,Clamp, Surgical,Clip, Surgical,Clips,Hook, Surgical,Instrument, Surgical,Plug, Surgical,Surgical Clamp,Surgical Clip,Surgical Hook,Surgical Plug,Surgical Valve,Valve, Surgical,Clip,Clip, Tantalum,Forcep,Instruments, Surgical,Speculums,Surgical Instrument,Tantalum Clip,Tantalum Clips,Trocars

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Tubal sterilization with Filshie Clip. A multicentre study of the ICMR task force on female sterilization.

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Comparative study of Filshie clip and Pomeroy method for postpartum sterilization.

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