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Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
; 18(5): 415-8, 2013 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23937289
RESUMO
A very rare case of perforation of the uterine cervix by the strings of a levonorgestrel releasing-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in a 47-year-old woman is presented. The method to retrieve the strings back into the cervical canal, leaving the LNG-IUS in situ, is described. We suggest that the threads of an intrauterine contraceptive occasionally may penetrate tissue like setons do, when used for treatment of fistulae.