Approach to Management of Iatrogenic Foreign Bodies of the Lower Urinary Tract Following Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Abstract

In a complex group of women with vaginal or lower urinary tract foreign body extrusion, aggressive operative management resulted in high rates of subjective patient cure. Adequate assessment of newer reconstructive technologies is critical to assess the full impact of these complications.

Self-insertion of needle as urethral foreign body after sexual gratification: An unusual case report

“…Psychiatric evaluation has been advised in all cases of self insertion of foreign bodies, although this has not been universally agreed upon [1,17]. Psychiatric control in our case was recommended.…”

“…In the presence of a foreign body in the urethra often requires prompt diagnosis and treatment [1,[12][13][14]. [15].…”

Retained foreign bodies in urinary tract – our experience

“…Urethral dilatation and cystoscopic removal done for the other 2 foreign bodies. Vesico lithotripsy was done for calculus over ruptured foley bulbs [7,8] . All patients were followed until patients were symptom free and removal of DJ Stents and urinary catheters.…”

Safety considerations for synthetic sling surgery

“…9,43,78,84,85,94,100,138 From these data, we estimate the lowest rate of recurrent and/or persistent SUI among patients who underwent SMUS surgery to be 5.3%. Furthermore, we conclude that the lowest estimated risk of serious complications of SMUS surgery is 13.6% and the additional risk of failure with respect to the original procedure (with respect to SUI) is 5.3%.…”