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[Bladder lithiasis formed from an IUD. A rare case]
J A Hermida Pérez1, T del Corral Suárez, G Cerdeiras Martínez
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Provincial Docente, Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|December 31, 1997
Abstract
Objective:
To describe an uncommon case of bladder calculus arising from an intrauterine device (IUD).
Methods/Results:
A female patient with an IUD for the past 10 years consulted for frequent episodes of cystitis. Patient evaluation demonstrated a bladder calculus that warranted surgery. Treatment was by cystolithotomy, which disclosed a 6 cm calculus attached to the IUD.
Conclusion:
Bladder calculus arising from an IUD is rare. The case described herein was successfully managed by cystolithotomy.