Lower Genitourinary Foreign Bodies: An Institutional Experience and Description of a Novel, Minimally-invasive Extraction Technique for Anterior Urethral Objects

Sexual dysfunction associated with chronic retention of foreign bodies in the low urinary tract

“…Additionally, self-introduced foreign bodies due to sexual curiosity or exotic impulse occurred in all 38 young and middle-aged male and female individuals who presented with chronic retention of foreign bodies to the three centres involved in our study (Anele et al, 2019;Palmer et al, 2016). We found that patients primarily sought treatment late due to (1) limited or total lack of sexual medicine education;…”

Diagnosis and treatment strategies for pediatric urogenital tract foreign bodies: A retrospective study

“…Speci c methods include manual removal, endoscopic treatment, laparoscopic treatment, open surgery, etc. [30][31]. For small anterior urethral foreign bodies with smooth and blunt surfaces, lubricating the urethra with vaseline oil and pushing the foreign body towards the distal urethra with vascular forceps can be attempted.…”