title: [Intrauterine contraceptive device in an appendix--a case report].
abstract: The application of an intrauterine contraceptive device can perforate the uterus and migrate to adjacent organs such as the bladder or small bowel. The main symptoms are painful insertion of the intrauterine contraceptive device and missing IUD strings. The diagnosis of perforation and transuterine migration of the IUD is made on the basis of an ultrasound examination and an abdominal X-ray. The proper management is such case is immediate removal of the IUD. The aim of this paper was to present a case of a 34-year-old woman with a copper IUD found during a caesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Patologii Ciazy, I Katedra Ginekologii i Połoznictwa, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodz, Polska. agakar@interia.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuś
authors.forename: Arkadiusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Swierczewski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pasiński
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Estemberg
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzozowska
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kowalska-Koprek
authors.forename: Marlena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berner-Trabska
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karowicz-Bilińska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery