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Accidental introduction of a contraceptive vaginal ring into the urinary bladder
Sandra Tarragón Gabarró1, Miguel A Checa Vizcaíno, Octavio Arango Toro
1Service of Urology, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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.
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