title: Vaginal foreign body: Successful management with vaginoscopy.
abstract: The etiology of chronic vaginal discharge in children varies and can be seen as infection, sexual abuse, congenital malformations, vulvar skin disease, vaginal neoplasms and a foreign body. A vaginal foreign body is not a common problem in childhood but it should always be considered when a little girl consults a physician with a chronic vaginal discharge problem. We present the diagnosis and treatment management via vaginoscopy applied to a 6 year old girl who complained of a foul smelling vaginal discharge that had been resistant to medical treatment for the last two years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul Turkey.
authors.forename: Sükrü
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul Turkey.
authors.forename: Hediye
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dağdeviren
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul Turkey.
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaya
keywords: Chronic vaginal discharge; diagnosis; foreign bodies; treatment; vaginoscopy