Articles

Pelvic Mass Due to Transmigrated IUD

Abstract

Intrauterine device (IUD), a conventional method of contraception is rarely associated with uterine perforation and extra uterine dislocation. A 29 years old woman complaining of vaginal bleeding was referred for pelvic mass identified in ultrasound. The mass was confirmed with CT scan. In laparatomy we found an IUD in cul-de-sac and pelvic mass was apparently an organized hematoma. Transmigrated IUD can induce organized hematomas presenting as a pelvic mass.

Kulier R, Helmerhorst FM, O'Brien P, Usher-Patel M, d'Arcangues C. Copper containing, framed intra-uterine devices for contraception. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;3:CD005347. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007;(4):CD005347.

Johnson BA. Insertion and removal of intrauterine devices. Am Fam Physician 2005;71(1):95-102.

Harrison-Woolrych M, Ashton J, Coulter D. Uterine perforation on intrauterine device insertion: is the incidence higher than previously reported? Contraception 2003;67(1):53-6.

Bartalena T, Pascali E, Rinaldi MF, Marasco R, Bassi F, Alboni C, et al. Transmigrated intrauterine device discovered 17 years after its insertion. Australas Radiol 2007;51 Suppl:B284-6.

Ingec M, Kumtepe Y, Kadanali S, Ozdiller O. A rare case of ileal embedding by an intrauterine device. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2005;10(1):29-31.

Khan ZA, Khan SA, Williams A, Mobb GE. Intravesical migration of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with calculus formation. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2006;11(3):243-5.

Levsky JM, Herskovits M. Incidental detection of a transmigrated intrauterine device. Emerg Radiol 2005;11(5):312-4.

Mederos R, Humaran L, Minervini D. Surgical removal of an intrauterine device perforating the sigmoid colon: a case report. Int J Surg 2008;6(6):e60-2.

Mülayim B, Mülayim S, Celik NY. A lost intrauterine device. Guess where we found it and how it happened? Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2006;11(1):47-9.

Tinelli A, Tinelli R, Malvasi A, Cavallotti C, Tinelli FG. The intrauterine device in modern contraception: Still an actuality? Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2006;11(3):197-201.

Files
IssueVol 48, No 2 (2010) QRcode
SectionArticles
Keywords
Intrauterine devices pelvis uterine perforation

Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
1.
Behtash N, Akhavan S, Mokhtar S. Pelvic Mass Due to Transmigrated IUD. Acta Med Iran. 1;48(2):125-126.