TY - JOUR T1 - Hysteroscopic management of intra-uterine devices with lost strings JF - British Journal of Family Planning JO - Br J Fam Plann SP - 229 LP - 230 DO - 10.1783/147118900101194652 VL - 26 IS - 4 AU - Shubha Sagar Trivedi AU - Madhu Goel AU - Sandhi Jain Y1 - 2000/10/01 UR - http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/26/4/229.abstract N2 - We report a series of 38 patients with intra-uterine devices with lost strings where hysteroscopic aid was required after routine retrieval procedures failed. Thirty-five intra-uterine devices could be removed easily with hysteroscope. In one patient a fragmented Lippes Loop was removed piecemeal hysteroscopically. Laparotomy was required in only one patient, for an extra-uterine Copper T. Hysteroscopy is thus a simple, safe and effective method for removing misplaced intra-uterine devices. ER -