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- Title
Vaginal foreign bodies.
- Authors
Stricker, T.; Navratil, F.; Sennhauser, F. H.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To evaluate the clinical features and outcome in girls with a vaginal foreign body.<bold>Methods: </bold>Retrospective review of medical records of 35 girls with a vaginal foreign body seen in an outpatient clinic for paediatric and adolescent gynaecology between 1980 and 2000.<bold>Results: </bold>The ages ranged from 2.6 to 9.2 years. The most common symptom was blood-stained vaginal discharge/vaginal bleeding (49%). Duration of symptoms varied from 1 day to 2 years. Fifty-four percent of the patients recalled insertion of the foreign object, usually by the girl herself. All but three patients (91%) either recalled insertion of the foreign object and/or had vaginal bleeding or blood-stained or foul-smelling vaginal discharge, and/or visualization or palpation of the foreign body in physical examination. Symptoms resolved after removal of the foreign body followed by a single irrigation with Providon-Iod (Betadine).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>In the majority of patients a carefully obtained history and physical examination suggest the diagnosis of a vaginal foreign object. The leading symptoms are vaginal bleeding and blood-stained or foul smelling vaginal discharge. Removal of the foreign object followed by a single irrigation with Providon-Iod is the definitive treatment and does not require additional measures.
- Subjects
HEALTH outcome assessment; FEMALE reproductive organ diseases; UTERINE hemorrhage; VAGINAL diseases; PEDIATRIC gynecology; OUTPATIENT medical care
- Publication
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2004, Vol 40, Issue 4, p205
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00338.x