Genital Foreign Bodies

1. Giuseppina Di Meglio, MD 1. University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY 1. Case Report: Foreign Body in Male Penile Urethra . Ghaly AF, Munishankar AR, Sultana SR, Nimmo N. Genitourin Med . 1996;72:67-68 [OpenUrl][1][PubMed][2] 2. Probability of Vaginal Foreign Body in Girls with Genital Complaints . Paradise JE, Willis ED. Am J Dis Child . 1985;139:472-476 [OpenUrl][3][CrossRef][4][PubMed][5] 3. Intravaginal Foreign Body Retained for a Long Duration . Wu MH, Huang SC, Lin YS, Lin MF, Chou CY. Int J Gynaecol Obstet . 1995;50:193-195 [OpenUrl][6][CrossRef][7][PubMed][8] Genital foreign bodies are uncommon in prepubertal children, but this etiology should be considered when children present with genital discomfort, discharge, or bleeding. Several case series have reported that 4% to 5% of all prepubertal girls who present with genital complaints will have a vaginal foreign body. The symptoms vary. Vaginal bleeding is the most sensitive and specific symptom of a foreign body; 93% of patients who have a vaginal foreign body present with spotting, bleeding, or blood-tinged discharge, and 82% of patients who exhibit vaginal bleeding have a vaginal foreign body. Discharge, which often is greenish or blood-tinged and frequently foul-smelling, is much less common (18% of patients). Symptoms may be of long-standing duration (case reports have described symptoms lasting several years) and are refractory … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DGenitourinary%2Bmedicine%26rft.stitle%253DGenitourin%2BMed%26rft.aulast%253DGhaly%26rft.auinit1%253DA.%2BF.%26rft.volume%253D72%26rft.issue%253D1%26rft.spage%253D67%26rft.epage%253D68%26rft.atitle%253DCase%2Breport%253A%2Bforeign%2Bbody%2Bin%2Bmale%2Bpenile%2Burethra.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F8655174%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=8655174&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F19%2F1%2F34.atom [3]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DArchives%2Bof%2BPediatrics%2Band%2BAdolescent%2BMedicine%26rft.stitle%253DArch%2BPediatr%2BAdolesc%2BMed%26rft.issn%253D0002-922X%26rft.aulast%253DParadise%26rft.auinit1%253DJ.%2BE.%26rft.volume%253D139%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D472%26rft.epage%253D476%26rft.atitle%253DProbability%2Bof%2BVaginal%2BForeign%2BBody%2Bin%2BGirls%2BWith%2BGenital%2BComplaints%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1001%252Farchpedi.1985.02140070046031%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F3984971%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1001/archpedi.1985.02140070046031&link_type=DOI [5]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=3984971&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F19%2F1%2F34.atom [6]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DInternational%2Bjournal%2Bof%2Bgynaecology%2Band%2Bobstetrics%253A%2B%2Bthe%2Bofficial%2Borgan%2Bof%2Bthe%2BInternational%2BFederation%2Bof%2BGynaecology%2Band%2BObstetrics%26rft.stitle%253DInt%2BJ%2BGynaecol%2BObstet%26rft.aulast%253DWu%26rft.auinit1%253DM.%2BH.%26rft.volume%253D50%26rft.issue%253D2%26rft.spage%253D193%26rft.epage%253D195%26rft.atitle%253DIntravaginal%2Bforeign%2Bbody%2Bretained%2Bfor%2Ba%2Blong%2Bduration.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1016%252F0020-7292%252895%252902420-H%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F7589758%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [7]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1016/0020-7292(95)02420-H&link_type=DOI [8]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=7589758&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F19%2F1%2F34.atom