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. 2013 Jan-Feb;7(1-2):E25-8.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.12043.

Open removal as a first-line treatment of magnetic intravesical foreign bodies

Max A Levine  1 , Howard Evans
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Open removal as a first-line treatment of magnetic intravesical foreign bodies

Max A Levine et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2013 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Intravesical foreign bodies are an uncommon, but significant, cause of urologic consultation. We present 3 patients who all inserted magnetic beads per urethra into the urinary bladder, which subsequently became retained. Endoscopic attempts were unsuccessfully tried in the first 2 cases, necessitating open cystotomy to remove the beads. The third went straight to open removal. Given the failure of minimally invasive techniques, we believe that open removal should be the first-line treatment for these types of foreign bodies.

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Fig. 1a
Patient 1, supine pelvic x-ray.
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Patient 2, supine pelvic x-ray.
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Patient 3, supine abdominal x-ray.
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Fig. 2a
Clumped magnetic balls post-extraction, with scalpel handle for perspective.
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Fig. 2b
Magnetic balls spontaneously arranged in ring post-extraction.
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