Removal of a retroperitoneal foreign body by laparoscopic surgery

• Main Authors: Saeki Shinichiro (Author), Yu Wakimoto (Author), Hidetake Kamei (Author), Atsushi Fukui (Author), Hiroaki Shibahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Migration of intrauterine devices (IUDs) into the abdominal cavity is rare. In this report, we describe a patient in whom a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) device was initially misplaced outside of the uterus, likely due to stenosis of the cervix following a conization procedure for car...