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Migration of an intrauterine contraceptive device to the urinary bladder: Sonographic findings
Author(s) -
Mahmutyazıcıoğlu Kamran,
Özdemir Hüseyin,
Özkan Perihan
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.10098
Subject(s) - medicine , dysuria , intrauterine device , pelvic pain , family planning , urinary system , genitourinary system , urinary bladder , pelvic examination , obstetrics , gynecology , population , research methodology , surgery , environmental health
Abstract Migration of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) to the urinary bladder is very rare. We describe a case in which transabdominal sonography demonstrated such migration of an IUD in a 30‐year‐old woman who sought treatment for pelvic pain and dysuria. The IUD had originally been inserted 10 years earlier, and the patient had given birth without complications 2 years before the onset of her symptoms. Cytoscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis and allowed removal of the IUD. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 30:496–498, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley. com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10098