Intrauterine contraceptive device appendicitis: a case report.

World J Gastroenterol

Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan 325, Sec 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Taipei, Taiwan, China.

Published: September 2005

Uterine perforation is one of the serious complications associated with use of the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). Uterine perforation by IUD can involve several neighboring organs. A case of acute appendicitis was caused by a Multiload Cu 375 IUD inserted previously. This is a rare complication and only fourteen previous cases were recorded in the literature.

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