title: Transmigrated intrauterine device discovered 17 years after its insertion.
abstract: We present the case of an intraperitoneal IUD incidentally noted on lumbar spine X-rays and confirmed by CT. This was secondary to asymptomatic uterine perforation occurred at the time of insertion 17 years before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy. t.bartalena@email.it
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bartalena
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pascali
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marasco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alboni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gavelli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal