Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2003 Jun;46(6):1209-1212.

A Case Patient None of Any Operation History Found Suture Needle in Uterus

• Hong SH
• Choi HM

Abstract

In past, there were some cases about foreign body, like gauze or metallic operative material, in abdominal cavity and they were associated with surgical procedure mostly. Recently we experienced a case of lost suture needle in uterus. She did not received any surgical procedures and just had 2 times of vaginal deliveries. The needle was found during pelvic surgery for hemoperitoneum. She was not known the fact that she had a foreign body in uterus. Although the patient complained chronic pelvic pain intermittently before visit hospital, she just thought of the nature of pain is like dysmenorrhea or nonspecific abdominal pain. The case considers about the moving of suture needle which was lost during vaginal delivery and fixed in the uterus and causing chronic pelvic pain. We report the case with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Foreign body; Chronic pelvic pain; Suture needle

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Cavity
Abdominal Pain
Dysmenorrhea
Female
Foreign Bodies
Hemoperitoneum
Humans
Needles*
Pelvic Pain
Sutures*
Uterus*