Intrauterine device extraction through laparoscopic hysterotomy.

DISCUSSION: Hysteroscopy with or without sonographic intraoperative control to avoid uterine perforation, remains the recommended treatment in case of retained IUD. Difficult cases with a fibrotic cervix can be dilated with a scalpel under general anaesthesia before hysteroscopy to retrieve the coil. Laparoscopic approach is usually being used as a minimally invasive procedure for the extraction of IUD that are misplaced or migrate to the peritoneal cavity. In very seleted cases, laparoscopy can be a useful tool in case other approaches are ineffective or rejected by the patient. PMID: 33460339 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care Source Type: research