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