Medical Foreign Bodies in Urinary Bladder： a Case Report

• Published in: Chinese medical sciences journal Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 192 - 193
• Main Authors: Wang, Hai, Ji, Zhi-gang, Xiao, He, Niu, Ji-rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.09.2013; Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences&Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China%Department of Urology, Heilongjiang Province Hospital, Harbin 150036, China
• Subjects: Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging; Foreign Bodies - surgery; Foreign Bodies - urine; Humans; Iatrogenic Disease; iatrogenicity; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography; Urinary Bladder - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder - surgery; Urinary Retention - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Retention - etiology; Urinary Retention - surgery; Urinary Retention - urine; urinary tract foreign body; 医疗; 发病率; 并发症; 异物; 手术; 病例报告; 膀胱; 诊断程序; urinary tract foreign body; iatrogenicity
• ISSN: 1001-9294
• DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(13)60047-4

RETAINED foreign bodies in the urinary tract after surgical or diagnostic procedure, named iatrogenic foreign bodies, are rarely reported, though the estimated incidence was as high as 1/1500 cases.1 Prompt and proper retrieval is required due to potential complications. We report a case of iatrogenic foreign body into the bladder.