A 24-year-old Somali lady was reportedly struck in the clitoris after a stray bullet entered her living room while she was seated.
According to the Daily Mail, the stray bullets entered the living room ceiling and struck the victim. The Somali woman was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A CT scan on her revealed that the bullet had been trapped inside the clitoris after being shot into the vulva. According to the Journal of Surgery Case, this is the first case in which a person was shot in the clitoris and the bullet was safely removed.
“Non-obstetric vulva trauma is an extremely rare occurrence. Typically, the cause of non-obstetric vulvar trauma includes sports-related injuries, straddle injuries, and midline splitting injuries. To the best of our knowledge, this case is unique due to the bullet being retained in the clitoris.”
“The treatment of the foreign body is mostly surgical removal. Under local anesthesia, this patient underwent complete surgical removal of the metallic foreign body. During surgical excision, care should be taken not to damage the urethra and other pelvic issues”, doctors at the Erdoğan Hospital in Mogadishu said.