The article presents 5 cases of IUD translocation in women aged 27-34; 3 of the devices were Copper-7; the others were a Copper-T and Lippes Loop. In all cases the devices' strings were missing and the devices had been localized through X-rays and sometimes through a hystero-salpingogram. The devices were removed by laparoscopy in 3 cases, and by laparotomy in 2 cases. IUD translocation is u...

Introduction: The insertion of intrauterine devices (IUDs) is widely used as a reversible and highly effective contraceptive method. Uterine perforation rare but serious complication IUDs.

In 2014, a 33-year-old primiparous woman was referred by her physician to the emergency department of the Catholic University of Rome for abnormal uterine findings at routine gynecological examination, performed 11 months after vaginal delivery. She was breastfeeding and her menstrual cycle had not yet recommenced. She had undergone dilatation and curettage (D & C) 4 weeks after delivery becaus...

Medical termination of pregnancy is an apparently safe and uncomplicated procedure if done with full aseptic precautions and under the guidance of skilled and trained personnel. But even today with such advancement in medical field, we still encounter cases referred from peripheries and rural set –up with life threatening complications following suction evacuation done for termination of pregna...

In many developing countries like Cameroon, unsafe abortion is a major public health problem. It can be responsible for severe complications including damage to the digestive and/or urinary tract, sepsis, and uterine perforation. Uterine perforation could be caused by most of the instruments that are used to evacuate the uterus. We report a case of apparent uterine perforation and subsequent mi...

Eleven cases of spontaneous perforation of a pyometra have previously been reported. All were associated with, and probably secondary to, cervical occlusion. A further case is described, but differs in that the cervical canal was patent. In the absence of other possible causes of uterine perforation, the aetiology of the perforation in this case remains uncertain.

Herniation of the pelvic structures into the uterine cavity (appendix vermiformis, small bowel, omentum, or fallopian tube) may occur after uterine perforation. In this paper, we describe one case of intrauterine fallopian tube incarceration treated by means of laparoscopic surgery.

background hysteroscopy is the gold standard method for diagnosis of intrauterine pathologies. current study is a review of hysteroscopic findings performed over a period of 5 years in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (aub). objective the aim of this study was a review of hysteroscopic findings performed over a period of 5 years in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (aub). patients ...

Introduction: Uterine perforation with an intra-abdominal intrauterine device (IUD) resulting in consultation to a general surgeon is rare. However, migrated IUD due to uterine perforation, regardless of the severity of symptoms, should be promptly removed surgically to avoid further bowel perforation or obstruction. We report a case of intra-abdominal IUD utilizing laparoscopic removal. Case: ...

An amniocele is a herniation of the amniotic sac through a uterine defect. Uterine rupture during pregnancy may develop as a result of a pre-existing injury, uterine anomaly, or unscarred uterus. A 30-year-old patient, with a history of 2 vaginal deliveries, presented an amniocele complicated by left fundal perforation and was evaluated with 3-dimensional ultrasound at 23 weeks. Because of wors...