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Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT WAS SEEN IN THE OFFICE FOR VAGINAL DRAINAGE, AND ON EXAMINATION THERE WAS CONCERN FOR A FOREIGN BODY. PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE OPERATION ROOM FOR EXAM UNDER ANESTHESIA. VAGINAL CUFF ABSCESS/SEPARATION WAS NOTED, AND WITHIN IT A SMALL PORTION (1-2CM) OF AN IR [INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY] DRAIN WAS NOTED. THIS WAS EASILY REMOVED AND SENT TO PATHOLOGY FOR CONFIRMATION. PATIENT REQUIRED A LAPAROSCOPY AND VAGINAL CUFF REPAIR, WITHOUT LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES EXPECTED.