Citation

Khan YA, Mahmood M, Taqi E. APSP j. case rep. 2016; 7(4): e29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Pakistan)

DOI

10.21699/ajcr.v7i4.467

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Disc battery ingestion and esophageal injury is well-known in children. Insertion of a disc/lithium battery into body's natural orifices is rarely reported. We present a case of self-insertion of a lithium battery into the vagina by a 2 1⁄2 year old female. Foreign body (FB) ingestion or insertion into the body's natural orifices is one of the common presentations encountered in paediatric surgical practice. In prepubertal girls with vaginal discharge, an incidence of approximately 4-10% vaginal FB has been reported. The commonly inserted vaginal FB by children include small nuts, safety pins, beads, plastic stoppers, crayons, pencils, material from cloths and carpet. However, pieces of toilet paper are the commonest. Vaginal self-insertion of a lithium battery is rarely seen. Herein we report a female child who put in a disc battery into her vagina which was successfully retrieved.

Language: en