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Case Reports
. 2010:2010:181032.
doi: 10.1155/2010/181032. Epub 2010 Aug 2.

Ectopic intrauterine device in the bladder of a pregnant woman

Zehra Kurdoglu  1 , Kadir Ceylan, Mertihan Kurdoglu, Ayse Guler, Hanim Guler Sahin
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Ectopic intrauterine device in the bladder of a pregnant woman

Zehra Kurdoglu et al. Case Rep Med. 2010.

Abstract

Background. Uterine perforation and transvesical migration of an intrauterine device are rare complications. Case. A 28-year-old woman who had an intrauterine device was admitted to our outpatient clinic with complaints of amenorrhea lasting 5 weeks and pelvic pain lasting a year. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed embedding of the intrauterine device in the bladder. The misplaced device was removed by laparotomy. Conclusion. The followup of intrauterine device localization with transvaginal ultrasonography is essential for early detection of possible serious complications.

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Figure 1
Transvaginal sonography showed a misplaced intrauterine device (arrow) that seemed to be located in the uterovesical space and embedded in the left posterior wall of the bladder.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Anterior view of the bladder. The thick arrow shows the string and the thin arrow shows the horizontal limb of the intrauterine device. Adhesions between the bladder (B) and omentum (O) are observed. (b) Posterior view of the bladder. The arrow shows the vertical limb penetrating the posterior wall of the bladder (B). Uterus (U) and omentum (O) are also shown.
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