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Small Bowel Resection for Management of an Embedded Intrauterine Device: A Case Report
Megan Sommers1, Erica Schipper2,3
1University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
Abstract:
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are one of the most widely utilized contraceptive methods. A rare but potentially serious complication of IUD use is perforation of the uterus and translocation into the abdominal cavity. The present case of an IUD embedding into the small bowel demonstrates this complication.

