A woman was accidentally shot in her clitoris while sitting in her living room.
The 24-year-old, from Somalia, was rushed to
hospital in severe pain after the 2cm stray bullet came through her ceiling
while she was in her living room.
CT scans revealed the bullet had become
lodged inside her clitoris after being fired into her vulva, meaning she
required surgery to have it safely removed.
Doctors said they believe the case is the
first of its kind.
“To the best of our knowledge, this case is
unique due to the bullet being retained in the clitoris,” they added.
The date of the incident was not revealed in
the case report by medics at Erdoğan Hospital in Mogadishu, the capital of
Somalia.
On arrival to hospital, the woman told the
obstetrics and gynaecology team that she had been sitting in her lounge when
the stray bullet fell through the ceiling.
Pelvic exams showed where the bullet had
penetrated the clitoris, while CT scans confirmed the placement of the bullet.
Under local anaesthetic, medics then removed
the bullet from the clitoris.
The woman was discharged home the following
day “in good condition,” medics said.
Follow-up appointments a month later revealed
there had also been no further complications.
According to the medics, non-obstetric vulva
trauma — when the vulva experiences physical injury when not pregnant — is an
extremely rare occurrence.
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