Removing a sewing needle from the pelvic cul-de-sac with an operative laparoscope.
A case is reported of an unusual foreign body, a sewing needle, found in the pelvis beneath the peritoneum of the cul-de-sac and its successful removal via laparoscopy. The preoperative radiologic localization techniques are discussed. The use of the laparoscope for removing accessible foreign bodies can obviate the need for a more extensive surgical procedure.
D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009339:Needles; D010388:Pelvis; D011859:Radiography; D013630:Tampons, Surgical
D001466:Barium Sulfate