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Laparoscopic removal of a copper intrauterine device from the sigmoid colon
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Laparoscopic removal of a copper intrauterine device from the sigmoid colon

M Y Zeino, E D Wietfeldt, V Advani, S Ahad, C Younkin and I Hassan
Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Vol.15(4), pp.568-570
10/2011
DOI: 10.4293/108680811X13176785204661
PMCID: PMC3340974
PMID: 22643520
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Abstract

IUD translocation to the sigmoid colon after uterine perforation is a rare but serious event. Removal of the IUD in such a situation has been recommended because of the risk of complication, such as fistula formation and colonic perforation. We present the case of a 43-year-old female with a copper T380A IUD embedded in the sigmoid colon, which was removed with minimally invasive techniques.
Device Removal Laparoscopy - methods Foreign-Body Migration - diagnosis Intrauterine Devices, Copper - adverse effects Colon, Sigmoid - surgery Humans Adult Female Foreign-Body Migration - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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