CASE 489: LOST OF CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr LE THONG NHAT, Dr LE THONG LUU, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

WOMAN  31 YO  HAD BEEN PUT ACONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT AT THE LEFT BRACHIAL AREA 3 YEARS AGO, BUT NOW THE OB-GYN HOSPITAL CANNOT FIND OUT THE DEVICE FOR REMOVING IT.

 AT MEDIC CENTER, X-RAYS FOUND THIS IMPLANT STILL NEAR THIS PLACE (X-RAY FILM).

ULTRASOUND DETECTED  IT IN BICEPS MUSCLE  ( US 1, US 2 ).

OPERATION REMOVED THE INTRAMUSCLE DEVICE  (PHOTO).

CONCLUSION : CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT CAN MOVE  TO ANOTHER SITE POST IMPLANTATION.

REFERENCE   CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT MOVE TO THE LUNG.