Vol 83, No 2 (2012)
ARTICLES
Intrauterine contraceptive device in an appendix – a case report
Ginekol Pol 2012;83(2).
Abstract
The application of an intrauterine contraceptive device can perforate the uterus and migrate to adjacent organs such as the bladder or small bowel. The main symptoms are painful insertion of the intrauterine contraceptive device and missing IUD strings. The diagnosis of perforation and transuterine migration of the IUD is made on the basis of an ultrasound examination and an abdominal X-ray. The proper management is such case is immediate removal of the IUD. The aim of this paper was to present a case of a 34-year-old woman with a copper IUD found during a caesarean section.
Keywords: intrauterine contraceptive deviceintestine perforationappendix
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