Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Spontaneous expulsions are rare, but can occur in the first months of usage, especially when the IUD is inserted shortly after childbirth. Uterine perforation is an extremely rare complication with a rate of 0.4/1000 insertions [1]. Perforation can occur during the insertion of IUD so it is recommended to be performed by an experienced gynaecologist [2]. Due to IUD migration, 30% of uterine perforations are asymptomatic.
Case ReportA 68-year-old female, gravida 3(1 missed abortion), para 2, postmenopausal for 14 years, who came to the gynaecology outpatient department, presented with pain in suprapubic region for a year. Because of frequent urinary tract infections and mixed urinary incontinence, during the course of a year she took propiverine hydrochloride 30 mcg and nitrofurantoin 50 mcg prescribed by a general practitioner. Her last gynaecological examination was 20 year ago. After the second birth in 1970, sutures were put on her vagina and cervix and she received a blood transfusion. She cited that she was put an IUD 40 years ago. So far she suffered from arterial hypertension, glucose intolerance and GERD.At this point vaginal examination was done-vagina was closed 2 cm proximal to the vaginal introitus and no cervix was visualised. Vaginal smear was taken for cytological analysis which was negative for intraepithelial neoplasia. There was no clear outline of the uterus and ovaries visible on transrectal ultrasonography. IUD was not visualised and there was no fluid in the Pouch of Douglas. Transabdominal ultrasound showed intravesical hyperechoic reflection 3.4 cm in diameter which could represent stone. Further pelvic and abdominal CT scan revealed hyperdense linear formation with dimensions of 2.9x 5.0 cm placed in the uterine isthmus and vagina that descends to the introitus of the vagina. Furthermore, round calcified formation with dimensions of 3.0x2.4 cm was revealed in the posterior bladder wall ( Figure 1). These two formations were in close contact.Laboratory parameters were within normal values. Urine culture demonstrated Proteus mirabilis infection so the patient was given cefuroxime intravenously for 7 days at the Department of Infectious Diseases. When the urine culture came sterile, the patient was examined by aurologist for the first time and cystoscopy was performed. The urological operation was planned based on uroendoscopy and ultrasound findings where the stem (calculus) was verified. IUD was not verified because the stem was completely obliterated by the IUD. The operation was performed
AbstractIntrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is one of the most frequently used contraceptive methods worldwide. Spontaneous perforation of the uterus or vagina and IUD migration to the bladder is very rare. We present a case of 68-yearold female with vaginal perforation of IUCD and migration into the bladder which resulted in formation of bladder calculus.