Accidental introduction of a contraceptive vaginal ring into the urinary bladder.
OBJECTIVE
A case of inadvertent self-introduction into the urethra of a folded contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing) in a 22-year-old woman is reported.


METHODS
The patient presented with lower urinary tract symptoms, including dysuria, urgency, and terminal hematuria, that appeared a few minutes after insertion of the device.


RESULTS
The diagnosis was made by abdominal echography. The abdominal pelvic computed tomography scan confirmed the intravesical presence of the unfolded ring.


CONCLUSIONS
Vaginal contraceptive rings should be added to the list of potential intravesical foreign bodies causing lower urinary tract symptoms.
Tarragón Gabarró
Sandra
S
Service of Urology, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Checa Vizcaíno
Miguel A
MA
Arango Toro
Octavio
O
D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult