Open AccessColorectal penetration by two intrauterine devices
Author(s) -
Mariana Tavecchia,
Aurora Burgos García,
Pedro de María Pallarés
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.5974/2018
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , transverse colon , intrauterine device , fecal occult blood , occult , surgery , foreign bodies , foreign body , radiology , colorectal cancer , family planning , research methodology , pathology , population , alternative medicine , environmental health , cancer
A colonoscopy was performed as part of a colorectal screening program on a 77-year-old female with positive fecal occult blood test. During withdrawal, two metallic elongated foreign bodies, around 20 mm in length were found pinned into the transverse colon and rectal wall. A computed tomography with multiplanar reconstruction showed two metallic density T-shaped foreign bodies that resembled intrauterine devices (IUDs) that penetrated the intestinal wall , which ruled out other complications. The patient confirmed a previous loss of an IUD device 35 years previously and underwent a second IUD insertion a few years later. She refused another colonoscopy for endoscopic removal as she did not have any symptoms in the past.