Abstract
We report the case of a 14 year old boy who presented at our emergency department
because of increasing alguria and dysuria one year after inserting a wire cable into
his bladder for autoerotic purposes. Endoscopic transurethral removal of the foreign
body proved to be impossible because the cable was of a stiff consistency and was
trapped in scar tissue at the bladder neck. The foreign body therefore had to be extracted
using a Pfannenstiel approach. Urethrocystoscopy and uroflow performed one week later
were normal. Filiform intravesical foreign bodies can create particular challenges.
Adequate diagnostic imaging, awareness of possible complications, and knowledge of
the different available techniques are essential in planning safe extraction.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
August 30,
2012
Received in revised form:
August 27,
2012
Received:
July 5,
2012
Footnotes
☆Conflicts of interest and source of funding: The authors state that they don't have any conflict of interest and no competing financial interests exist.
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
