Ultrasound, x-rays, and CT scans were compared in detecting migrated intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) in 6 patients. 5 cases involved uncomplicated migration outside the uterus, mostly to the right side, with no symptoms. 1 case involved rectal perforation by 2 migrated IUDs, explaining the patient's bloody stools and pain. X-rays detected misplaced IUDs well. Ultrasound had difficulty detecting migrated IUDs outside the uterus. CT scan precisely revealed migrated IUDs inside or outside hollow organs like the uterus, tubes, bladder, colon, and appendix.

1. INTRAABDOMINAL MIGRATING of the INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE (IUD) HUNG THIEN NGUYEN, TRUNG CHI HO, CONG VAN NGUYEN, HAI THANH PHAN MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

10. A 42yo female patient suffered from bloody stool. 2 years before she came to change her IUD which set up for 10 years, since then she usually got abdominal pain with bloody stool. In ultrasound examination, there is an T shape IUD into the uterus and a hyperechoic focal into the rectum. Later, CT scan confirmed 2 IUDs in the same patient, one into the uterus and others into the rectum. Endoscopic result proved that one IUD in penetrating the rectum which explained the bloody stool and her abdominal pain . One case of double T shape IUDs with one perforating the rectum:

11. One case of double T shape IUDs with one perforating the rectum:

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