ultrasound-assisted extraction of an IUD from the pregnant uterus
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Authors: Stephanie Stokes, Medical College of Georgia Rebecca Joseph, Medical College of Georgia Lee Moore, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin Natalia Schlabritz-Lutsevich, Advanced Fertility Center Elsa Parra, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis James Maher, Augusta University Dept of OB ,
Intraoperative POCUS ultrasound was essential in the successful hysteroscopic removal of an intrauterine device at 9 weeks gestation.
The pregnancy has been complicated by ongoing severe abdominal pain nausea vomiting and vaginal bleeding prompting several emergency rooms visits and a hospitalization for worsening pain and nausea vomiting.
The planned hysteroscopic removal of the IUD was not able to localize the IUD due to severe uterine retroversion.
The addition of POCUS ultrasound intraoperatively was critical in successfully completing the localization and removal of the IUD.