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. 2017:32:22-24.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.02.003. Epub 2017 Feb 5.

Foreign body in the bladder: A case report

Kota Shimokihara  1 , Takashi Kawahara  2 , Yutaro Hayashi  1 , Sohgo Tsutsumi  1 , Daiji Takamoto  1 , Taku Mochizuki  1 , Yusuke Hattori  1 , Jun-Ichi Teranishi  1 , Yasuhide Miyoshi  1 , Yasushi Yumura  1 , Masahiro Yao  3 , Hiroji Uemura  1
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Foreign body in the bladder: A case report

Kota Shimokihara et al. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2017.

Abstract

Foreign bodies are occasionally reported in the bladder. In most cases, the foreign body is removed via the transurethral approach. A 57-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital to undergo the retrieval of a foreign body from his bladder. However, the foreign body had become severely calcified and could not be removed transurethrally. Thus, an open bladder wall incision was necessary to remove it. We herein report a case of a foreign body in the bladder that had become calcified and which was successfully removed using a higher bladder incision approach. A careful preoperative examination should be performed to detect the characteristics of the foreign body and avoid the risk of bladder wall perforation.

Keywords: Bladder; Foreign body; Higher bladder incision.

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Fig. 1
CT and KUB images of foreign body. A foreign body with an elliptical shape was found in the bladder. No mucous injury was observed.
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Fig. 2
The cystoscopic findings of the foreign body. The foreign body was floating in the vesicle.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
The removed foreign body in the bladder. A metallic pipe covered with elastic rubber with a smooth surface.
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