Intrauterine contraceptive device migration presenting as abdominal wall swelling: a case report
Wani, I.; Syed, A.; Maqbool, M.; Bakshi, I.; Bhat, H.; Andrabi, F.Ul.Hassan.; Mohsin, N.
Case Reports in Surgery 2011: 305914
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 2090-6900 PMID: 22606574 DOI: 10.1155/2011/305914Document Number: 565884
A number of complications are reported with the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices. These may pursue asymptomatic course or present as an acute abdomen after migration into peritoneal cavity. The authors here are reporting an abdominal wall swelling caused by transuterine migration of a copper intrauterine contraceptive device in a 28-year-old female. An open approach was used, and impacted foreign body was retrieved.