Vaginal foreign body extraction by forceps: a case report.
Cases in which foreign bodies have been inserted into the vagina are uncommon but do occur. The technique and use of obstetric forceps for the extraction of an orange as a vaginal foreign body is described in this case report. Tucker-McLane forceps are the forceps of choice for this technique in this case.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, IL 60615.
D000328:Adult; D002957:Citrus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014621:Vagina