Hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine contraceptive device embedded within submucous myoma
Wang, J.-H.; Wang, L.-q.; Shang-Guan, X.-J.; Huang, L.-L.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 50(4): 397-399
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1479-828X PMID: 20716271 DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2010.01188.xDocument Number: 211558
We report that an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) embedded within intrauterine tumour (submucous myoma) in a postmenopausal woman was misdiagnosed, definitively diagnosed and successfully removed with hysteroscopic resection. Hysteroscopy and hysteroscopic resection of the submucous myoma with IUCD should be reserved as a minimally invasive, safe and reliable treatment method, and can avoid a laparotomy and hysterotomy. This is believed to be the first reported case of such an occurrence.