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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug;23(8):1129-31.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1632-8. Epub 2011 Dec 22.

Intrauterine device embedded into the bladder wall with stone formation: laparoscopic removal is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery

Dong Gil Shin  1 , Tae Nam Kim, Wan Lee
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Case Reports

Intrauterine device embedded into the bladder wall with stone formation: laparoscopic removal is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery

Dong Gil Shin et al. Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Spontaneous perforation of the uterus and intravesical intrauterine device (IUD) is very rare. The treatment options for an intravesical IUD are open surgery or cystoscopic removal. Open surgery has been used generally for the removal of IUDs with formation of big stones or partial penetration of the bladder wall. In this case, we removed an IUD (multiload Cu 375) with calculus that had sunk deeply into the bladder wall via laparoscopic partial cystectomy.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Pelvic computed tomography shows 1.6 ×1.9-cm-sized stone around the IUD in the left posterolateral part of the bladder
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
The IUD with stone formation that had deeply sunk into the left posterolateral wall of the bladder
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