Open AccessIntrauterine contraceptive device perforating the cecum, a pregnancy complication?
Author(s) -
Luay Ibrahim Abu Atileh,
Mohammad Anas Mourad,
Dania Haj-Yasin,
Laith Khader Shlash,
Laith Kaylani,
Nardin Fadila
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gynecology and minimally invasive therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.441
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2213-3089
pISSN - 2213-3070
DOI - 10.4103/gmit.gmit_109_18
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , intrauterine device , cecum , pregnancy , uterus , obstetrics , uterine perforation , surgery , family planning , gynecology , research methodology , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is a widely used method of contraception worldwide. Displacement of the IUCD extrauterine, by perforating the uterus and migration, is a serious complication following its insertion. We reported an extremely rare case of a 24-year-old female patient found to have a copper T 380A IUCD displaced from its normal site to be embedded into the cecum, suggested to have occurred during pregnancy, and being successfully removed laparoscopically.