[A piece of needle of a cesarean section found 45 years later].
We report the case of a patient who had a caesarian section 45 years ago in whom was discovered a piece of needle during assessment of an endometrial cancer. This piece of needle, close to the small bowel, was found inside a hysterotomy scar but no complication occurred during all this time.
Chanelles
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Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, pôle Femme-et-Enfant, CHU Jean-Verdier, AP-HP, avenue du 14-Juillet, Bondy, France. ochanelles@gmail.com
Touboul
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Boujenah
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Cornelis
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Carbillon
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Poncelet
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D000368:Aged; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D011247:Pregnancy