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Surgical instrument migration from the abdominal cavity through the bladder into the vagina: a rare long-term complication.
- Source :
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Urology [Urology] 2002 Jul; Vol. 60 (1), pp. 165. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- A foreign body in the bladder is a well-recognized, although rare, cause of urinary tract infections. We describe a 15-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain and recurrent urinary tract infections. On analysis, a forceps was found, with the two legs of the instrument separately perforating both the back wall of the bladder and the trigone, with the top of the forceps lying in the vagina, covered with a large calculus. The forceps must have been left behind during laparotomy for bowel invagination in her first year of life.
- Subjects :
- Abdominal Pain diagnosis
Abdominal Pain etiology
Adolescent
Female
Humans
Infant
Medical Errors adverse effects
Urinary Tract Infections diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections etiology
Abdomen
Abdominal Injuries diagnosis
Foreign-Body Migration diagnosis
Surgical Instruments adverse effects
Urinary Bladder injuries
Vagina
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1527-9995
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Urology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12100955
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01623-0