Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Migration Presenting as Abdominal Wall Swelling : A Case Report

Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Migration Presenting as Abdominal Wall Swelling : A Case Report

A number of complications are reported with the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices. These may pursue asymptomatic course or present as an acute abdomen after migration into peritoneal cavity. The authors here are reporting an abdominal wall swelling caused by transuterine migration of a coppe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in surgery 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Wani, Imtiaz, Syed, Adil, Maqbool, Muddasir, Bakshi, Iftikhar, Bhat, Hilal M., Andrabi, Faheem Ul Hassan, Mohsin, Naveed
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Zusammenfassung:A number of complications are reported with the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices. These may pursue asymptomatic course or present as an acute abdomen after migration into peritoneal cavity. The authors here are reporting an abdominal wall swelling caused by transuterine migration of a copper intrauterine contraceptive device in a 28-year-old female. An open approach was used, and impacted foreign body was retrieved.
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2011/305914