Presentation
Hematemesis
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Intravaginal tampon
Frontal
Normal bowel gas pattern.
Umbilical ring.
Intravaginal tampon.
From the case:
Intravaginal tampon
photo
Tampon
- Author: TitiNicola - Own work
- License: CC BY-SA 4.0
- File: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gestion_menstrual_tampon_toallitas_menstruaci%C3%B3n_periodicas_06.jpg
- created: 28 May 2020
Case Discussion
The morphology of the intravaginal tampon can be appreciated in the pelvis on the radiograph as well as the linear lucency representing the air trapped in the linear grooves of the cotton composition.