title: Migration of an intrauterine contraceptive device to the urinary bladder: sonographic findings.
abstract: Migration of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) to the urinary bladder is very rare. We describe a case in which transabdominal sonography demonstrated such migration of an IUD in a 30-year-old woman who sought treatment for pelvic pain and dysuria. The IUD had originally been inserted 10 years earlier, and the patient had given birth without complications 2 years before the onset of her symptoms. Cytoscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis and allowed removal of the IUD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Kozlu 67600, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahmutyazicioğlu
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Perihan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*