title: [Complex location of a single rod contraceptive implant].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The subdermic single-rod contraceptive implant is used for more than 2.5 million of womens around the world (in Mexico there are around 600 000 collocated implants). in a small number of cases an incorrect insertion procedure is caused by a complex localizaron..
  
  
  METHODS
  A clinical, retrospective, descriptive study was conducted in the period January 2011 to December 2013. the Family Planning Service of the General Hospital of Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 21 patients were included. In all cases the implant was not palpable in 20 patients and was located by ultrasound and removed. 10 implants were in Fatty tissue, 6 in muscle, 2 in fatty tissue and muscle and 2 were located in armpit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to simplitcity and accessibility, the ultrasound is the selected method for identifying deeply non-palpable implants.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buitrón-García-F
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oropeza-Rechy
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-de la Cruz
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lara-Ricalde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female