Title

Radiographic presentation (X-ray) of misplaced intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs)

Authors

Archana Kori¹, Jyoti Meravi¹, Shweta Thakur², Manik Sirpurkar¹, Shikhar Surana³ & Abhay Kumar^4,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Pathology, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Radiology, District Hospital, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of ENT, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Archana Kori - E-mail: archu.doc@gmail.com
Jyoti Meravi - E-mail: drjyotimeravi0919@gmail.com
Shweta Thakur - E-mail: drshwetathakur2024@gmail.com
Manik Sirpurkar - E-mail: drmsirpurkar@gmail.com
Shikhar Surana - E-mail: drshikharsurana@gmail.com
Abhay Kumar - E-mail: abhaykr7@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025

Abstract

Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) misplacement is a significant complication, with radiography playing a key role in detection. This retrospective study of 124 cases identified extrauterine displacement in 76.6%, with partial perforation being most common (46.8%). Migration patterns included the pelvic cavity (43.5%) and abdominal cavity (24.2%). Plain radiography showed 92.7% sensitivity and 86.3% specificity for detecting perforations. Thus, radiographic patterns aid in guiding further imaging and management of misplaced IUCDs.

Keywords

Intrauterine contraceptive device, IUCD, misplaced IUCD, radiography, x-ray, uterine perforation, migration

Citation

Kori et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 1996-2000 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde, PhD

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.