title: Translocated intra-uterine contraceptive devices and missing strings.
abstract: The incidence, clinical presentation, diagnosis, possible aetiology and methods of treatment of translocated intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) and 'missing strings' are described. Details of 104 such patients, treated at Baragwanath Hospital over a period of 12 months, are given. Four unusual sites of translocation are described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011247:Pregnancy; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery