An Unusual Self Inflicted Foreign Body in the Urinary Bladder
Gaurav Kesri *
Department of Surgery, Fortis Escorts Hospital & Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Prashant Gupta
Department of Urology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Hoti Lal Gupta
Department of Urology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Trilok Chand Sadasukhi
Department of Urology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Krishan Kumar Dangayach
Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The objective of this case report is to review the literature regarding various types of foreign bodies in the bladder, their mode of entry and appropriate management.
Presentation of Case: We report here the case of a 24 year old adult male with a foreign body in the bladder which was self introduced by him per-urethra for the purpose of sexual gratification.
Discussion: Presence of foreign bodies in the urinary bladder is not an uncommon occurrence and various cases highlighting different varieties of foreign bodies have been reported throughout the literature.
Conclusion: The foreign body was confirmed to be in the bladder by radiological imaging and removed uneventfully via urethrocystoscopy.
Keywords: Foreign body, urinary bladder, psychiatric evaluation, urethrocystoscopy