Rectal perforation with an intrauterine device: a case report

Eichengreen, C.; Landwehr, H.; Goldthwaite, L.; Tocce, K.

Contraception 91(3): 261-263

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 0010-7824
PMID: 25499585
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.12.004
Document Number: 625524
A 27-year-old woman presented for routine examination 1 year after intrauterine device (IUD) placement; strings were not visualized. The device was found to be penetrating through the rectal mucosa. It was removed easily through the rectum during an examination under anesthesia. Perforated IUDs with rectal involvement require thoughtful surgical planning to optimize outcomes.

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Rectal perforation with an intrauterine device: a case report