Hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine-retained suture material causing pelvic inflammatory disease

Retained intrauterine objects are rare causes of persistent vaginal discharge and pelvic inflammatory disease. Hysteroscopy is a minimally invasive technique used for removing these materials. A 47-year-old female who had recurrent vaginal discharge was admitted to our emergency department with pelvic pain. Retained nonabsorbable suture material was observed during her vaginal examination. After treating with intravenous antibiotics, operative hysteroscopy was performed, and the material was removed from the lower segment of the uterus..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy - 10(2021), 2, Seite 121-123

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cihan Kaya [VerfasserIn]
Ismail Alay [VerfasserIn]
Sukru Yildiz [VerfasserIn]
Ozgur Aslan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gynecology and obstetrics
Hysteroscopy
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Sutures

doi:

10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_105_19

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ053053451