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Removal of extrauterine IUDs by the vaginal route with laparoscopic assistance

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Abstract

Although laparoscopy is the preferred method of removing extrauterine IUDs, occasionally removal is complicated, especially if the IUD is encased in omentum. This paper reports on five such cases in which the extrauterine IUDs were removed vaginally through a posterior colpotomy with laparoscopic assistance.

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Bien que l'on utilise de préférence la laparoscople pour retirer les DIU extra-utérins, il arrive que ce retrait présente des complications, notamment lorsque le dispositif est eneastré dans l'épiploon. Cet article décrit cinq cas de ce genre, dans lesquels les DIU extra-utérins ont été retirés par le vagin en pratiquant une colpotomie postéricure avec l'aide d'une laparoscopie.

Resumen

Aunque la laparoscopia es el método preferido para quitar DIU extrauterinos, en ocasiones la remoción es especialmente complicada si el DIU está encajado en el omento. Este trabajo relata cinco casos en los que el DIU fue quitado vaginalmente por medio de una colpotomía posterior con asistencia de una laparoscopia.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India

    S. S. Sheth

  2. Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Bombay, India

    S. S. Sheth

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Sheth, S.S. Removal of extrauterine IUDs by the vaginal route with laparoscopic assistance. Adv Contracept 4, 213–216 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01849440

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