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Journal of Case Reports
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Migration Presenting as an Abdominal Mass
Mudassir Maqbool Wani1, Tarique Hussain Ashraf2, Adil Rashid Shah1, Rajandeep Singh Bal1
1Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Srinagar; 2Department of GI Surgery, King George Medical College, Lucknow, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Mudassir M Wani
Email: drmudassirsurg@rediffmail.com

Received: 10-JAN-2015 Accepted: 16-MAR-2015 Published Online: 10-APR-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0039
Abstract
A number of complications are reported with use of IUCD in literature. On one extreme the complications may remain completely asymptomatic and on the other extreme it may manifest as an emergency. We are reporting a unique case in which a migrated IUCD presented as an anterior abdominal wall mass in a 28 years old female patient. Laparotomy was done and impacted foreign body was retrieved. This case high lights, the rare manifestation of migrated contraceptive device.
Keywords : Contraceptive Devices, Foreign Bodies, Intrauterine Devices, Laparotomy, Omentum.
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