title: [The hidden intrauterine device].
abstract: The hidden intrauterine device (IUD) may result because of disapperance of the tails into the uterus, unobserved loss of the device and perforation. The localization can be estimated by sonography, x-ray and probing of the uterine cavity. In most of the cases the device can be removed without hospitalization, surgical procedures are rarely neccessary. If pregnancy did occur the hidden intrauterine device cannot be removed without termination of the pregnancy in most cases.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D011247:Pregnancy; D014595:Uterine Perforation
vernacular_title: Das okkulte Intrauterinpessar.