A woman was left with a life-threatening tear to her bowel and womb after a botched operation to remove her contraceptive coil. Beki Reilly, 34, had to undergo emergency surgery to repair the perforation after a string of unsuccessful bids to remove it were made by medics.
Four attempts were made to remove Ms Reilly’s device during two appointments with sexual health services in Wandsworth, south west London on June 25 and July 8, 2021. During her first appointment with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, staff tried three times to remove the device, which had no visible threads, using forceps.
On her second appointment Ms Reilly, of Merton, south west London, was seen by a doctor. Anaesthetic gel was administered, and Hartmann’s forceps were used again to try and remove the coil.
