Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?

We report a case of dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS, Mirena®) without evidence of uterine perforation. A 37-year-old Para 4+1presented with 3 months history of lower abdominal pain. Examination and imaging showed that the device was not present in the uterine cavity. She underw...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ng, Beng Kwang, Lim, Pei Shan, Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, Ng, YL, Shafiee MN, Mohd Hashim Omar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/1/11._Ng_et_al..pdf

id	ukm-9837
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ukm-98372016-12-14T06:51:00Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/ Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible? Ng, Beng Kwang Lim, Pei Shan Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, Ng, YL Shafiee MN, Mohd Hashim Omar, We report a case of dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS, Mirena®) without evidence of uterine perforation. A 37-year-old Para 4+1presented with 3 months history of lower abdominal pain. Examination and imaging showed that the device was not present in the uterine cavity. She underwent laparoscopic retrieval of Mirena®. There was no evidence of uterine perforation intra-operatively. This case illustrated the rare possibility of dislodged Mirena®intra-abdominally without evidence of uterine perforation. The management for missing IUS was reviewed. Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/1/11._Ng_et_al..pdf Ng, Beng Kwang and Lim, Pei Shan and Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, and Ng, YL and Shafiee MN, and Mohd Hashim Omar, (2016) Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible? Journal of Surgical Academia, 6 (1). pp. 51-53. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/toc/6/1
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
building	UKM Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
description	We report a case of dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS, Mirena®) without evidence of uterine perforation. A 37-year-old Para 4+1presented with 3 months history of lower abdominal pain. Examination and imaging showed that the device was not present in the uterine cavity. She underwent laparoscopic retrieval of Mirena®. There was no evidence of uterine perforation intra-operatively. This case illustrated the rare possibility of dislodged Mirena®intra-abdominally without evidence of uterine perforation. The management for missing IUS was reviewed.
format	Article
author	Ng, Beng Kwang Lim, Pei Shan Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, Ng, YL Shafiee MN, Mohd Hashim Omar,
spellingShingle	Ng, Beng Kwang Lim, Pei Shan Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, Ng, YL Shafiee MN, Mohd Hashim Omar, Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
author_facet	Ng, Beng Kwang Lim, Pei Shan Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, Ng, YL Shafiee MN, Mohd Hashim Omar,
author_sort	Ng, Beng Kwang
title	Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
title_short	Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
title_full	Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
title_fullStr	Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
title_full_unstemmed	Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
title_sort	dislodged levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate	2016
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9837/1/11._Ng_et_al..pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T19:55:50Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T19:55:50Z
_version_	1777406522958020608

Dislodged Levornogestrel-intrauterine system intra-abdominally without uterine perforation: is it possible?

Similar Items