| Literature DB >> 22767627 |
R Karsmakers1, A E Weis-Potters, Guido Buijs, E B Joustra.
Abstract
Although the intrauterine device (IUD) seems a reliable and relatively safe method of contraception, it may cause serious complications. A rare complication is uterus perforation. Intravesical migration and secondary calculus formation is exceptionally uncommon. The authors report on a 75-year-old woman in whom a 'forgotten' migrated IUD resulted in vesico-vaginal fistula formation and chronic kidney disease, 39 years after insertion.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 22767627 PMCID: PMC3029982 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2547
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X