Perforation of the anterior cervix by the threads of an intrauterine device
| Autor: | Vinod Kumar, Katie Boog |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Tubal ligation
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Uterine perforation Perforation (oil well) Population Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Intrauterine device Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Reproductive Medicine Pelvic inflammatory disease medicine education Cervix Anterior lip |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. 44:314.1-315 |
| ISSN: | 2515-2009 2515-1991 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjsrh-2018-200145 |
| Popis: | We would like to share with the readers an interesting case of a cervical perforation by the threads of an intrauterine device (IUD). Our patient was a multiparous woman in her 40s who attended for removal of her IUD due to dysmenorrhoea, having had a TT380-Slimline inserted by her general practitioner 5 years previously. She denied any post-coital bleeding or dyspareunia and was otherwise well with no history of gynaecological procedures, abnormal smears or pelvic infections. On examination, the threads of the IUD were protruding from the anterior lip of her cervix, approximately 10 mm from the ectocervical os at the 1 o’clock position (figure 1). Figure 1 IUD threads perforating the anterior cervix We were concerned that the frame of the IUD might have perforated the uterus or the cervix. We therefore performed … |
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