title: Endoscopic treatment of a transmigrated intrauterine device to colonic wall: a case report.
abstract: We report an asymptomatic 23-year-old female patient who was diagnosed to have a transmigrated intrauterine device (IUD) during a routine gynecological examination. After the IUD had been located within the colonic wall by further investigation, the IUD was successfully extracted via transanal route by colonoscopic intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Turkey. gonencmd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonenc
authors.forename: Mustafa U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.forename: Ahmet N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deniztas
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alis
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D058736:Intrauterine Device Migration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult