Laparoscopy approach to sigmoid colon perforation secondary to intrauterine device migration

Laparoscopy approach to sigmoid colon perforation secondary to intrauterine device migration

Currently, the intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most used contraceptive methods worldwide, since it has shown to be effective and reversible. One of its complications is the migration of the device, which can affect close organs by perforating them. We present the case of a patient who presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gynecological surgery 2021-12, Vol.18 (1), Article 9
Hauptverfasser: Robayo-Amortegui, Henry, Rincon-Vanegas, Marcela, Ballestas-Blanquicet, Adolfredo, Ruiz-Fonseca, Jair
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Case reports
Fistula
Gynecological surgery
Gynecology
Iatrogenesis
Interventional Radiology
Intrauterine devices
IUD
Laparoscopy
Large intestine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Reproductive Medicine
Short Communication
Surgical Oncology
Uterus
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Zusammenfassung:Currently, the intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most used contraceptive methods worldwide, since it has shown to be effective and reversible. One of its complications is the migration of the device, which can affect close organs by perforating them. We present the case of a patient who presented a colouterine fistula secondary to an IUD migration.
ISSN:1613-2076
1613-2084
DOI:10.1186/s10397-021-01091-w