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Lippes Loop intrauterine device left in the uterus for 50 years: case report

BACKGROUND: The first Lippes Loop intrauterine device (IUD) was introduced in 1962. It was a plastic double “S” loop, a trapezoid shaped IUD that closely fit around the contours of the uterine cavity, reducing the incidence of expulsion. This IUD was commonly used from the 1960’s to the 1980’s. Some...

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Autores principales: Aniulienė, Rosita, Aniulis, Povilas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4148496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25128379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-97