Transmigrated intrauterine device discovered 17 years after its insertion

Australas Radiol. 2007 Dec:51 Suppl:B284-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01760.x.

Abstract

We present the case of an intraperitoneal IUD incidentally noted on lumbar spine X-rays and confirmed by CT. This was secondary to asymptomatic uterine perforation occurred at the time of insertion 17 years before.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Intrauterine Devices / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Abdominal*