Management of the missing intrauterine contraceptive device: report of a case.
A case of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device insertion that resulted in a remote complication is described. At the postinsertion follow-up visit the intrauterine contraceptive device was missing and presumed expelled. Four years later it was recovered from a complex mass involving the bladder and the appendix. Management for the missing intrauterine contraceptive device is recommended.
D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007813:Laparotomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology*