title: Intravaginal foreign body--a rare cause of large bowel obstruction.
abstract: Intravaginal foreign body rarely causes bowel obstruction. A 60-year-old female presented with pain in lower abdomen. On examination, her abdomen was found distended with muscle guard. Per rectal examination revealed a hard mass 3-4 cm away from the anal verge. There was leucocytosis and straight x-ray showed features of large bowel obstruction. Exploratory laparatomy was performed. The large bowel was distended with a hard mass felt in the pelvis. On manipulation the mass of about 15 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm size came out of the vagina and it happended to be a brick. The recovery was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.
authors.lastname: Puneet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014621:Vagina