Abstract
A 28-year-old woman presented with a malpositioned intrauterine device (IUD) that
was fragmented and significantly entrenched within the cervical canal and myometrium.
IUD malposition with concomitant device fragmentation and embedded segments, albeit
rare, should be a consideration given the device's prevalence.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 20, 2018
Accepted:
August 10,
2018
Received in revised form:
August 10,
2018
Received:
May 15,
2018
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