Tubal migration: A rare complication of an intrauterine contraceptive device leading to formation of a hydrosalpinx

This is a case report of a unilateral hydrosalpinx caused by tubal migration of a copper intrauterine contraceptive device. A 33-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic right salpingectomy for a hydrosalpinx. During the procedure, a copper intrauterine contraceptive device was found protruding from th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2003-04, Vol.188 (4), p.1109-1110
Hauptverfasser:	Sindos, Michael, Pisal, Narendra, Setchell, Marcus, Singer, Albert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Birth control Copper Fallopian Tube Diseases - etiology Fallopian Tube Diseases - pathology Fallopian Tube Diseases - surgery Female Foreign-Body Migration - etiology Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Hydrosalpinx intrauterine contraceptive device Intrauterine Devices - adverse effects Laparoscopy Medical sciences Other methods of contraception. Sterilization tubal migration
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Zusammenfassung:	This is a case report of a unilateral hydrosalpinx caused by tubal migration of a copper intrauterine contraceptive device. A 33-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic right salpingectomy for a hydrosalpinx. During the procedure, a copper intrauterine contraceptive device was found protruding from the distal end of the hydrosalpinx. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;188:1109-10.)
ISSN:	0002-9378 1097-6868
DOI:	10.1067/mob.2003.192