Rare foreign body in bladder

Abstract

Rationale:The bladder is the most common site of foreign bodies in the urinary tract. Presenting complaints in patients with a foreign body are urinary retention, dysuria, frequent urination, decreased urine volume, nocturia, hematuria, painful erection, as well as pain in the urethra and pelvis.Patient concerns:A 50-year-old married male presented with complaints of severe lower abdominal pain and dysuria.Diagnoses:A plain radiograph of the pelvis showed a metallic dense foreign body that was composed of many small magnetic balls in the pelvic region.Interventions:The foreign body was removed under cystoscopy, and 67 magnetic balls were detected without any surgical or postsurgical complications.Outcomes:During operation, A cystoscopic examination confirmed no residue.Lessons:The bladder is the most common site of a foreign body in the urinary tract.Most intravesical foreign bodies can be removed transurethrally and with minimum access. The best mode of management depends on the nature of the foreign body, lodged site, expertise of the surgeon, and available instruments.

Chronic Infectious Complications of Recreational Urethral Sounding With Retained Foreign Body

“…Several previous cases of intravesical foreign objects reported in literature usually presented with acute to subacute symptoms of bladder pains, irritation, urinary retention, or dysuria [12][13][14][15][16]. Our patient was also treated for recurrent urinary tract infections for over six months before he eventually ended up with bacteremia and deep-seated infectious complications of discitis and psoas abscess that was managed both medically and surgically.…”

Retrieval of 159 magnetic balls from urinary bladder: A case report and literature review

“…However, it was sometimes difficult to remove the balls in the urethra using forceps because they were smooth and magnetic. In our literature review, 55% (5/9) patients were treated by cystostomy to retrieval the magnetic balls in bladder even the number of balls was not larger 3 , 4 . The best management depends on the nature of the foreign body, lodged site, expertise of the surgeon, and available instruments.…”

“…Small magnetic ball is a widely used toy for interest and decompression. There are sporadic reports on magnetic ball in bladder retrieved in Pubmed during the decade 3 , 4 . The most of patients were young males and the numbers of balls range from 25 to 150 according to these reports.…”

Auto inserção de corpo estranho na uretra / Self-insertion of foreign body in the urethra

“…Ao estudar os motivos que levam os pacientes a tal prática, Alibadi et al destaca tentativas de resolver quadros de retenção urinária (39%), busca por prazer sexual (33%) e pacientes sob condições psiquiátricas (11%), principalmente esquizofrenia. Além desses fatores, encontram-se na literatura a busca por aumento do tamanho do pênis e situações inexplicadas em pacientes sob efeitos de drogas (8)(9) . Os objetos inseridos são inúmeros: esferas metálicas, clipes, fios elétricos, canudos, drenos siliconados, lápis, canetas, vegetais e frutas, animais ou partes deles.…”