Diagnostic Delay of a Vaginal Foreign Body: A Case Report
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This report presents the case of vaginal foreign body (FB) in a seven-year-old girl with recurrent genitourinary symptoms that went unrecognized for two years. Despite thorough evaluation including MRI, cystourethroscopy, and several consultations with various specialists, the cause could not be diagnosed. Recurrent symptoms forced her to approach our center. Repeat cystourethroscopy with vaginal examination under anesthesia (VEUA) enabled the detection of the FB in the vagina. Removal helped achieve permanent relief. VEUA is crucial and is a test not to be missed in the evaluation protocol of vaginal FB. This report establishes that even MRI and cystourethroscopy without VEUA can miss the diagnosis.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.71259
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Language: English
Topic: Foreign Body Medical Cases
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403335611