Lost and forgotten: A case of intravesical migration of an intrauterine device
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Joshua Makary; Prem Rathore
- Source
- Urology Case Reports, Vol 39, Iss , Pp 101841- (2021)
- Subject
- IUD
Bladder calculus
UTI
Contraception
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-4420
In this report we explore the clinical journey of a female patient that presented with a history of failed contraception and more recently recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). Renal tract ultrasound was done to investigate the cause of UTI and a bladder calculus was seen. During cystolithotripsy an intrauterine device (IUD) was seen embedded in the calculus. The risk factors for intravesical migration of an IUD are discussed.