title: Forgotten needle--an unusual cause of chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029 New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Kallol K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Alka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013525:Surgical Instruments