Forgotten Vaginal Foreign Body
Presenting as Cervical Dystocia
Published: February 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7298
Sonia Chawla, Anshuja Singla, Charu Chandra, Swati Falodia
1. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sonia Chawla,
Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi-110095, India.
E-mail: drsonia0685@gmail.com
Generally encountered in paediatrics age group, vaginal foreign body is a rare presentation in gynaecological clinics. Inserted as a part of sexual abuse, gratification or psychiatric disorder, these foreign bodies can present with a varied symptomatology. We report a case of 22-year-old female, a victim of domestic violence, who had a foreign body inserted in the vagina which was forgotten. Later it was discovered when she presented at term with cervical dystocia.
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