Penetration of the Descending Colon by a Migrating Intrauterine Contraceptive Device.
10.3393/jksc.2010.26.6.433
- Author:
Jung Min PARK
1
;
Chang Seog LEE
;
Min Seong KIM
;
Do Young KIM
;
Chul Young KIM
;
Young Bae LIM
;
Yong Kyu LEE
;
Dong Eun PARK
;
Dong Hyun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Good Gang-An Hospital, Busan, Korea. doongpa@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign bodies;
Intrauterine contraceptive device;
Colon perforation
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Abscess;
Colon, Descending;
Colonoscopy;
Foreign Bodies;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intrauterine Devices
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2010;26(6):433-436
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract often cause serious complications, such as perforation, obstruction, abscess formation, or hemorrhage. This is a case in which a patient visited our hospital and complained of a vague lower abdominal pain that had been present for three months. She had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted five years earlier. The abdominal X-ray, computed tomography and colonoscopy revealed that the IUD had penetrated into the descending colon. We tried to remove the IUD by colonoscopy but failed due to pain, so we removed the IUD surgically. Thus, we report a case in which a previously inserted IUD had penetrated into the descending colon and was surgically removed. We also present a brief review of the literature.
