Removal of a lost intrauterine device by colonoscopy after a successful full-term delivery (with video)

Abstract

Although intrauterine devices (IUDs) are popular methods of contraception,1 they have been associated with serious complications such as uterine perforation. Migration of an IUD through a perforated uterus sometimes causes complications in adjacent organs.2-14 In spite of several reports on involvement of the colon by a lost IUD,3-7,10-12 removal of them by colonoscopy has rarely been reported.7 Here, a patient with a lost IUD that was removed by colonoscopy after a successful full-term delivery and after initial failure of laparoscopic removal is discussed.