Urinary complications of migrated intrauterine contraceptive device
✍ Scribed by Ahmed S. El-Hefnawy; Ahmed R. El-Nahas; Yaser Osman; Mahmoud A. Bazeed
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 227 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-3462
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Migration of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) to the urinary bladder is very rare. We describe a case in which transabdominal sonography demonstrated such migration of an IUD in a 30-year-old woman who sought treatment for pelvic pain and dysuria. The IUD had originally been inserted 10 ye
## Abstract We present the case of a 37‐year‐old woman with a history of 2 consecutive insertions of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) 3 years before she was referred to us for sonographic evaluation of lower abdominal pain. The first of the IUDs was presumed to have been expulsed spontaneo
## Abstract Ultrasonic examination of the uterus is the investigation of choice in the initial localization of an IUCD within the uterine cavity. The use of compound B scanning in conjunction with A scans has been completely reliable to date. Radiography should be reserved for those patients in who