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Forgotten needle—an unusual cause of chronic pelvic pain

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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.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi, India

    Neena Malhotra, Kallol K. Roy & Alka Sinha

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  1. Neena Malhotra
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Correspondence to Alka Sinha.

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Malhotra, N., Roy, K.K. & Sinha, A. Forgotten needle—an unusual cause of chronic pelvic pain. Arch Gynecol Obstet 269, 68–69 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-002-0380-x

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