Manejo de los síntomas dolorosos de la endometriosis con dispositivo intrauterino de levonorgestrel en una paciente con pelvis congelada: reporte de caso
A levonorgestrel intrauterine device successfully managed painful endometriosis symptoms in a patient with a frozen pelvis where surgery was contraindicated.
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This case report describes the successful management of severe pain in a patient with advanced endometriosis and a frozen pelvis, where surgical intervention was deemed too risky. The authors opted for medical therapy using a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device as an alternative to hysterectomy or complex excision surgery due to the high risk of pelvic organ damage. The treatment resulted in satisfactory symptom control, highlighting the utility of this device in cases where standard surgical approaches are contraindicated or impossible. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically the use of hormonal IUDs for pain management in patients with severe disease and anatomical constraints.
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