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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Localization of contraceptive implant capsules for removal.

AUTHORS

Thurmond AS; Weinstein AS; Jones MK; Jensen JT; Nichols MD

SOURCE

RADIOLOGY. 1994 Nov;193(2):580-1.

ABSTRACT

In Oregon, since some physicians could not remove contraceptive implant (Norplant) capsules, they referred three

patients to Oregon Health Sciences University or the Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas for implant

removal. The physician was able to initially remove five of the six capsules in a 21-year-old mother of three. One

month later, the physician tried again to remove the remaining capsule and did not succeed. Anteroposterior and

lateral radiographs of the upper left arm could not detect the 6th capsule. The referral institution obtained a single

anteroposterior radiograph (about 55 kVp and 10 mAs) that revealed the capsule in the subcutaneous tissue. Using

landmarks on the radiograph, the capsule's location was estimated and scanned with a high frequency linear

ultrasound probe that found the exact location of the capsule. The physicians marked the patient's skin along the

length of the capsule and asked her to renew the mark every day until her own physician could remove it two days

later. The complete imaging procedure lasted only 12 minutes. Two different surgeons attempted removal of three

capsules in one woman. The second surgeon even used 15 minutes of intraoperative fluoroscopy. Another case was

referred for imaging because her physician could not palpate one capsule. The referral institution used the same

localization method (radiograph and ultrasound) to locate the capsule and mark its location. These cases show that

clinicians can perform this inexpensive and effective localization method for undetectable implant capsules quickly.

Localization of capsules and removal procedures can be scheduled at different times. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 4060-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Localization of contraceptive implant capsules for

removal.", is(are) Thurmond AS; Weinstein AS; Jones MK; Jensen JT; Nichols MD. The source of this article is

"RADIOLOGY. 1994 Nov;193(2):580-1.". This article was published in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT2T 4060-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9060

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