Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Translocation Leading to Right Anteromedial Ovarian Surface Impingement and Laparoscopic Retrieval: A Case Report and Literature Review

Adeel Anwaar; Riyan Imtiaz Karamat; Mikail Khanzada; Aymar Akilimali; Minahil Aamir; Mirza Ammar Arshad; Ihtisham Haider Bhatti; Saad Rashid; Taimur Sulaiman Kayani; Sadia Ansar; Shifa Batool; Abdullah Saif Khan; Ajeet Singh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.70061

Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Translocation Leading to Right Anteromedial Ovarian Surface Impingement and Laparoscopic Retrieval: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clin Case Rep. 2025 Jan 6;13(1):e70061. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70061. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Research Associate at Urology Suite Midcity Hospital Lahore Pakistan.
² Department of Medicine Rahbar Medical and Dental College Lahore Pakistan.
³ Department of Medicine Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore Pakistan.
⁴ Department of Research Medical Research Circle (MedReC) Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo.
⁵ Department of Medicine Dow Medical College Karachi Pakistan.
⁶ Department of Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
⁷ Department of Medicine Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad Pakistan.
⁸ Department of Medicine Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry Karachi Pakistan.

Abstract

We report a rare case of a 29-year old woman presenting with abdominal pain, whose initial examination failed to identify intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) threads. IUCD migration was confirmed by CT scan and subsequent single-port laparoscopic retrieval alleviated her symptoms.

Keywords: case report; devices; intrauterine contraceptive; laparoscopy; uterine perforation.