Tubal ligation clips

Case contributed by Fabio Macori
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Abdominal pain.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Bilateral tubal ligation clips. 

Annotated image

Highlighted tubal clips

Case Discussion

Here an example of one of the multiple devices you can find into the abdomen.

It is important to know the different types of devices and their location because if they migrate can be the cause of abdominal pain or sometimes require surgery 1.

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