RESUMO

PIP: This article presents 3 cases in which an IUD had to be removed from the uterine cavity after X-rays and hysterography had shown translocation and inversion of the device. In 2 cases the device was withdrawn after dilatation of the cervix and 1 case laparotomy was necessary. The article also reviews the literature on the subject, and gives some suggestions about IUD insertions.^ieng

Assuntos

Dispositivos Intrauterinos , Útero , Biologia , Anticoncepção , Serviços de Planejamento Familiar , Genitália , Genitália Feminina , Fisiologia , Pesquisa , Sistema Urogenital

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Leiomioma/complicações , Neoplasias Uterinas/complicações , Prolapso Uterino/etiologia , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Humanos , Histerectomia Vaginal , Leiomioma/cirurgia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Uterinas/cirurgia , Prolapso Uterino/cirurgia