Presentation
Left iliac fossa pain. No fever but biological inflammatory syndrome. CT to rule out sigmoid diverticulitis.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Embedded intrauterine contraceptive device
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Incarceration of the intra-uterine contraceptive device branches into the anterior myometrial wall and into the left fallopian tube.
No diverticulitis or fat stranding.
No pneumoperitoneum or abdominal fluid.
Right para-uterine mass containing fat and calcifications, suggestive of a mature cystic ovarian teratoma
Case Discussion
This case demonstrates an unusual cause of left iliac fossa pain. The patient was referred to the gynecology department for IUCD removal.
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