[Incidental diagnosis of a vaginal foreign body during early pregnancy after an unusually long-term presence].
A case of a metallic vaginal foreign body not recognized a remarkable period of time is presented. The foreign body, a screw, was incorporated at the age of 3 years. It was found and removed when the young woman had to be admitted to hospital because of an early pregnancy complication.
Koberstein
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B
Johanniter Frauen- und Kinderklinik Stendal.
Döhmann
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Müller
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R
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D020884:Colpotomy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology