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Transvaginal sonography showed a misplaced intrauterine device (arrow) that seemed to be located in the uterovesical space and embedded in the left posterior wall of the bladder.
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On transvaginal ultrasonography, the IUD appeared to be in the uterovesical space and embedded in the left posterior wall of the bladder (Figure 1).
(a) Anterior view of the bladder. The thick arrow shows the string and the thin arrow shows the horizontal limb of the intrauterine device. Adhesions between the bladder (B) and omentum (O) are observed. (b) Posterior view of the bladder. The arrow shows the vertical limb penetrating the posterior wall of the bladder (B). Uterus (U) and omentum (O) are also shown.
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After dissection, the strings and horizontal limb of a copper-T-380-A IUD perforating the serosal layer of the bladder were observed, with the vertical limb penetrating the posterior wall of the bladder (Figure 2). 