Abstract
We present the case of a 26-year-old woman with retained fetal bones, discovered eight years after an induced mid-trimester abortion in a West African country. The patient had requested her general practitioner to change the intrauterine device (IUD) which she assumed had been inserted immediately post-abortion. No threads were seen on vaginal examination. A pelvic ultrasound examination showed features that were misinterpreted for an IUD in the cervical canal. At evacuation of the uterine cavity retained fetal bone fragments were recovered.
Acknowledgement
We are grateful to the patient for permission to publish this case report.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and the writing of the paper.