Vesical calculus: a complication of intravesical migration of intrauterine device [IUD]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Migration of intrauterine contraceptive device [IUD] into urinary bladder is not very common. Secondary stone formation is a rare complication. It occurs as a result of complete migration of the IUD into urinary bladder. To date, more than 80 cases of IUD migration to the bladder have been reported in the literature with varying stone sizes. A series of 15 cases to whom an IUD migrated from the uterus to the bladder and resulted in formation of a stone over it