Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages e5-e7 , April 2009

Vaginal Foreign Body Presenting as Bleeding with Defecation in a Child

  • Hasan M. Abdessamad, MD
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  • Marjorie Greenfield, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Marjorie Greenfield, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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PII: S1083-3188(08)00080-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.01.077

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages e5-e7 , April 2009

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