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IUD perforation and embedment within omentum: A rare and perplexing incidence.

Azadeh TarafdariMahrooz MalekElaheh Pahlevan FalahyAlireza Hadizadeh
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Intrauterine devices rarely fail, which results in pregnancy. Meanwhile, these devices can perforate uterine and migrate through abdomen. Our case experienced IUD failure and perforation simultaneously, and the device was embedded in omentum and shifted rapidly, which made it hard to localize and could only be removed using ultrasonography guidance.
Keyphrases
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • risk factors
  • preterm birth
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance
  • pregnant women