Journal article
Transmural migration and perforation of a levonorgestrel intrauterine system: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Uterine perforation is an uncommon yet well-known complication of copper intrauterine devices and the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (IUS). While initial extrauterine placement at the time of insertion is felt to be the cause of perforation in most cases, some hypothesize that delayed transmural migration and subsequent perforation can occur with slightly malpositioned or even properly placed devices.
CASE: A 46-year-old …
Authors
Ferguson CA; Costescu D; Jamieson MA; Jong L
Journal
Contraception, Vol. 93, No. 1, pp. 81–86
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.contraception.2015.08.019
ISSN
0010-7824