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Ashley Stuckey1, Paul Dutreil, Eugenio Aspuru
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. astuck@lsuhsc.edu
Background:
The intrauterine device is the most used contraceptive in the world, but it is not without risk of perforation of intra-abdominal organs. We report a perforation of the cecum and removal via appendectomy.
Case:
A 23-year-old woman developed chronic abdominal pain after insertion of an intrauterine device 8 weeks postpartum. At laparoscopy, the device was found in the cecum and removed via appendectomy.
Conclusion:
Perforation is more common in the immediate postpartum state. An alternate method of removal via appendectomy proved useful.
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