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A comparison of Filshie and Hulka-Clemens clips used in sterilisation operations

1990; Informa; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/01443619009151185

1364-6893

Gareth Davies, A. T. Letchworth, I Diamond,

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques

SummaryTwo hundred and eighty-nine women requesting sterilisation were allocated at random to two groups for a prospective study. The object was to compare the perioperative difficulties and morbidity associated with sterilisation using either Filshie Mark VI or Hulka-Clemens clips. The Filshie clip was found to be superior to the Hulka-Clemens clip in ease of application and in its ability to occlude the tube in a satisfactory manner. The Filshie clip device was also simpler to maintain. Significant peri-operative pain occurred more frequently in the Hulka-Clemens group. The complication rate, both surgically related and method related, was low. There were no pregnancies in either group after 12 months follow up.