Open AccessA Rare Case of Iud Expulsion Through the Fallopian Tube
Author(s) -
Wikland Matts,
Wilhelmsson Lennart
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348309155790
Subject(s) - medicine , fallopian tube , surgery
. This case report describes the expulsion of an IUD (Gravigard) through the Fallopian tube. Such a phenomenon has been suggested earlier but never reported. It is concluded that the shape of the IUD is of importance for such a route of expulsion.