title: Retained Grafenberg ring for 39 years discovered during abdominal hysterectomy.
abstract: A 71-year-old female with a Grafenberg ring retained for 39 years is described. At operation, the device was presenting beneath the serosal surface of the posterior uterine wall. The literature is briefly reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology