title: Vesicovaginal fistula caused by a vaginal foreign body in a 72-year-old woman: case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of vesicovaginal fistula associated to a vaginal foreign body. A 72-year-old woman consulted our clinic complaining of severe urinary incontinence. The leakage was continuous and significant and she was feeling a "vaginal mass". Pelvic examination was suspicious for an advanced vaginal cancer, but further investigations showed the presence of a retained vaginal foreign body complicated by perforation of the bladder.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Department, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puppo
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naselli
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Centurioni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery