title: Bladder perforation related to intrauterine device.
abstract: Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are currently one of the most popular reversible contraception methods used world wide. Uterine perforation is a rarely observed complication. The bladder is one of the organs that an IUD can migrate to because of its close proximity to the uterus. There are about 70 cases in the literature of IUDs that have migrated into the bladder. The resulting bladder perforation can be complete or partial. Here, we report 2 cases, 1 of complete migration and the other of partial migration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Okan
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Istanbulluoglu
authors.forename: Emel Ebru
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Ozcimen
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uckuyu
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cicek
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000209:etiology*