Bakri Syarif, Azis Abdul, Nusraya Ade, Putra Muhammad Zulharyahya Dandy Asmara, Natsir Ahmad Shafwan, Pattimura Muhammad Ilham Fauzan
Urology Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
Urol Case Rep. 2023 May 15;49:102439. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102439. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most effective and standard contraception methods worldwide, including in Indonesia. A 54-year-old woman with frequent urination, pain in urination, and intermittency. History of using IUD 19 years ago. Urinalysis revealed there are pyuria and positive occult blood urine exam. Urinary sediment evaluation revealed some erythrocytes, leukocytes, and epithelial cells. Abdominal non-contrast CT scan revealed a stone with IUD. Stone and IUD were extracted via cystolithotomy. IUD complications may develop into bladder stone formation caused by IUD migration to the bladder. Stone extraction relieves symptoms and gives a good prognosis.