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A novel device for removal of the retained intrauterine device.

Konamme SP, Auld BJ, Zaidi J

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Conquest Hospital, St Leonards on Sea, UK. skonamme@aol.com

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of the Macaluso stent removal forceps for removal of retained intrauterine devices (IUDs) under direct vision using a hysteroscope in an outpatient setting. METHODS: Nineteen consecutive patients with a retained IUD who had been referred from primary care to the gynaecologists at the Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK were included in the study. Attempts were made to remove the IUDs under direct vision using the Gynecare Versascope and Macaluso forceps. RESULTS: The procedure was successful in 18/19 (94.7%) patients. The patients tolerated the procedure well and none of them complained of severe pain. CONCLUSION: This device is simple, safe, effective and acceptable for the removal of IUDs with lost threads.

Published 7 July 2006 in J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care, 32(2): 87-8.
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