Pelvic mass due to transmigrated IUD.

نویسندگان

  • Nadereh Behtash
  • Setareh Akhavan
  • Sara Mokhtar
چکیده

Intrauterine device (IUD), a conventional method of contraception is rarely associated with uterine perforation and extra uterine dislocation. A 29 years old woman complaining of vaginal bleeding was referred for pelvic mass identified in ultrasound. The mass was confirmed with CT scan. In laparatomy we found an IUD in cul-de-sac and pelvic mass was apparently an organized hematoma. Transmigrated IUD can induce organized hematomas presenting as a pelvic mass.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta medica Iranica

دوره 48 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010