Forgotten needle--an unusual cause of chronic pelvic pain

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2003 Nov;269(1):68-9. doi: 10.1007/s00404-002-0380-x. Epub 2003 Aug 20.

Abstract

Case report: 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.

Results: Thorough evaluation revealed the presence of a foreign body in the form of a surgical needle in the cervix.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Needles*
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology*
  • Radiography
  • Surgical Instruments*