Forgotten needle--an unusual cause of chronic pelvic pain

Forgotten needle--an unusual cause of chronic pelvic pain

A case presented with chronic pelvic pain since a Fothergills repair 9 years back. Over the years she had received multiple courses of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs to no avail. Thorough evaluation revealed the presence of a foreign body in the form of a surgical needle in the cervix.

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2003-11, Vol.269 (1), p.68-69
Hauptverfasser: Malhotra, Neena, Roy, Kallol K, Sinha, Alka
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Antibiotics
Case reports
Cervix
Female
Foreign bodies
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Gynecology
Humans
Medical imaging
Needles
Pain
Pelvic Pain - etiology
Pelvis
Radiography
Surgical Instruments
Uterus
Vagina
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Zusammenfassung:A case presented with chronic pelvic pain since a Fothergills repair 9 years back. Over the years she had received multiple courses of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs to no avail. Thorough evaluation revealed the presence of a foreign body in the form of a surgical needle in the cervix.
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-002-0380-x