A misplaced intrauterine device: a case report.
A 26-year-old woman consulted our Family Planning Unit because she could not locate the thread of her intrauterine device (IUD), which was placed 16 months earlier. Attempts to remove the IUD under fluoroscopy failed. A hysterography showed the IUD to be in the pelvis away from the uterus. At laparotomy, the IUD was found hidden in the omentum and its removal was done by resection of a piece of the omentum. The patient became pregnant three months later and gave birth to a healthy baby at term.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D009852:Omentum; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography