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Experiences with Filshie clip sterilization

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Abstract

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.

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Entre juin 1980 et avril 1986, dans une clinique privée de Malaisie, 796 femmes ont été stérilisées au moyen des clips Filshie Mark IVa et Mark VI. Un seul échec a été enregistré. Les défaillances techniques, les difficultés chirurgicales et les complications ont été minimes.

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Entre junio de 1980 y abril de 1986, en una clínica privada en Malasia, se efectuaron 796 esterilizaciones femeninas usando los clips Filshie, Mark IVa y Mark VI. Hubo un fracaso. Las fallas técnicas, dificultades quirúrgicas y complicationes fueron mínimas.

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  1. Puravi Clinic and Maternity Home, 42 Jln. Nanas, Kelang, 41400, Selangor, Malaysia

    A. P. Puraviappan

  2. National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia

    A. Hamid Arshat

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Puraviappan, A.P., Arshat, A.H. Experiences with Filshie clip sterilization. Adv Contracept 3, 13–17 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01849248

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