Tubo-ovarian abscess in woman with an intrauterine device forgotten for 22 years

Gynecological Surgery - Tập 7 - Trang 181-184 - 2010
Doerte W. Luedders1, Nektarios Chalvatzas1, Constanze Banz1, Amadeus Horneman1, Klaus Diedrich1, Andreas Kavallaris1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany

Tóm tắt

We report on a case of pelvic inflammatory disease in a 53 year old woman using an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) for a time period of 22 years. Clinical symptoms were fever up to 38°C and severe abdominal pain. Endoscopic findings were a tubo-ovarian abscess of the complete pelvis and a forgotten IUD with a smear positive for Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. The patient was treated with a surgical therapy and by antibiotic combination. Diagnosis was performed by histopathological examination.

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