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case_images: Ultrasound findings. (A) Transperineal ultrasound showing the IUD in the vesicovaginal space (red arrow). (B) Abdominal ultrasound showing one arm of the IUD penetrating the bladder wall, indicating bladder stone formation (red arrow). IUD, intrauterine device.
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case_images: Transperineal and abdominal ultrasound: The IUD was visible in the vesicovaginal space, with one arm penetrating the vaginal wall and the other penetrating the bladder wall with bladder stone formation (Figure 1).
case_images: Pelvic X-ray showing the IUD, with a round, high-density shadow around one arm of the IUD, indicating bladder stone formation (red arrow). IUD, intrauterine device.
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case_images: Pelvic anteroposterior X-ray: The IUD was visible in the pelvic cavity (Figure 2).
case_images: Cystoscopic findings. (A) Endoscopic view showing bladder stone protruding into the bladder from the urethral orifice (red arrow). (B) A holmium laser is used to fragment the stone, encasing the IUD's one arm (red arrow). (C) One arm of the IUD perforating into the bladder at the 5 o'clock position of the posterior urethra (red arrow). (D) Retrieved "V"-shaped IUD. IUD, intrauterine device.
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case_images: The arm perforated into the bladder at the 5 o'clock in the posterior urethra (Figure 3).