Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Gynecological Surgery |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 181-184 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 1613-2076 |
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Publication status | Published - 01.05.2010 |