title: Foreign body sexual assault complicated by rectovaginal fistula.
abstract: A case is discussed of an adolescent presenting with a rectovaginal fistula secondary to a sexual assault 2 years earlier. The fistula resulted from a retained foreign body (bottle cap) inserted into the vagina during the assault. The adolescent did not disclose the presence of the foreign body at the initial examination.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Timaru Hospital, Timaru, New Zealand. rdcarey@xtra.co.nz <rdcarey@xtra.co.nz>
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: Dawn E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Elder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011859:Radiography; D011902:Rape; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery