title: Ureteral displacement due to a migrated intrauterine contraceptive device.
abstract: Perforation of the uterus is rare but potentially fatal. During puerperium when the uterus is small and its wall is thin, the risk of perforation increases. We report a rare complication from an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) which caused deviation of the right ureter in a 31-year-old woman who presented with complaints of insomnia and abdominal pain. Our case shows that perforation of the uterus by an IUD can cause a silent urological complication. The possibility of ureteral involvement and displacement should be kept in mind in a woman in whom a missing IUD is encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Gaziantep Medical School, Gaziantep, Turkey. sirikci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sirikci
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarica
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*