Invading of intrauterine contraceptive device into the sigmoid colon through uterine perforation caused by a blunt trauma

Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is relatively safe but still with some serious risks. Uterus perforation is rare and would be fatal. A case of Cu-7 IUCD invading into the sigmoid colon through uterine perforation caused by a pelvic blunt trauma was presented. Our case showed that uterus per...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese journal of traumatology 2015-08, Vol.18 (4), p.235-237
Hauptverfasser: Davoodabadi, Abdoulhossein, Mohammadzadeh, Mahdi, Amirbeigi, Mahdieh, Jazayeri, Hoda
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Zusammenfassung:Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is relatively safe but still with some serious risks. Uterus perforation is rare and would be fatal. A case of Cu-7 IUCD invading into the sigmoid colon through uterine perforation caused by a pelvic blunt trauma was presented. Our case showed that uterus perforation by an IUCD could induce utero-sigmoid fistula which is likely to be missed. Imaging is required when the patients with IUCD present abdominal pain, particularly with a history of trauma.
ISSN:1008-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.cjtee.2015.09.006