Short communication, Note

IUD FORGOTTEN 12 YEARS AFTER MENOPAUSIS

Anton Mladinov

Abstract

The 58 years old woman with unclear pain in the low abdomen had the typical »Loch Ness« image on the ultrasound examination signaling forgotten Lippes loop intrauterine device. The bimanual investigation was without abnor-mality. Heavy vaginal discharge, microscopically leukocytosis, trichomonas vaginalis. The end of the file of IUD peeps from the endocervix.

Keywords

postmenopause; IUD; ultrasound; compliance

Hrčak ID:

15527

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/15527

Publication date:

1.6.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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