FIRST REPORT OF A VAGINAL FOREIGN-BODY PERFORATING INTO THE RETROPERITONEUM

Pelvic examination of a 19-year-old woman with recurrent pain after mu ltiple laparotomies revealed a 4.0 cm paracervical fibroepithelial pol yp and tender fullness in the left pelvis. Abdominal exploration had n ormal findings, but exploration of the retroperitoneum revealed an enc ysted bottle cap that had eroded through the vaginal wall years before .