TY - JOUR
T1 - Accidental introduction of a contraceptive vaginal ring into the urinary bladder.
AU - Tarragón Gabarró, Sandra
AU - Checa Vizcaíno, Miguel A.
AU - Arango Toro, Octavio
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: 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.
AB - INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: 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.
U2 - 10.1007/s00192-009-0918-6
DO - 10.1007/s00192-009-0918-6
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 1511
EP - 1513
JO - International Urogynecology Journal
JF - International Urogynecology Journal
SN - 0937-3462
IS - 12
ER -