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REMOVAL OF AN INTRAPERITONEAL INTRAUTERINE DEVICE UNDER LAPAROSCOPIC CONTROL
Author(s) -
Ratten Graeme J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb92713.x
Subject(s) - laparotomy , medicine , uterus , peritoneal cavity , laparoscopy , surgery , intrauterine device , abdominal cavity , research methodology , family planning , population , environmental health
A case is reported in which a Lippes loop intrauterine device was removed from the peritoneal cavity under laparoscopic control. It is suggested that this method of removing devices that have perforated the uterus could replace laparotomy in most cases.