Presentation
Teenage female who presented to ED after forgetting about her contraceptive implant.
Patient Data
Age: Teen
Gender: Female
Lateral
Radiograph of the upper extremity demonstrates a contraceptive implant. The device is linear and ~4 cm in a subdermal location. It is visible due to the barium sulfate added to its core.
Image Contributed by Dr. Soni Chawla of Olive View - UCLA
Case Discussion
The patient stated that she previously had Nexplanon placed about a year ago and had forgotten about the implant. Came to the ER to have it evaluated.
There are two brands of long acting reversible implantable contraception currently available: Nexplanon and Implanon (latter discontinued in the USA). Implanon is not radiopaque.
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