An unusual case of hematuria caused by a foreign body in the bladder: US and radiologic findings

The presence of a foreign body in the bladder or urethra is generally the result of autoerotic acts, psychiatric problems, or therapeutic interventions. It can cause hematuria, pain, and abscess formation, which may lead the patient to seek medical care, but the diagnosis is not always easy. This re...

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Published inJournal of ultrasound Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 168 - 170
Main Authors Federici, M., Guarna, T., La Vecchia, L., Pannunzio, E., Farina, F., Bellelli, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy Elsevier Srl 01.12.2008
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Summary:The presence of a foreign body in the bladder or urethra is generally the result of autoerotic acts, psychiatric problems, or therapeutic interventions. It can cause hematuria, pain, and abscess formation, which may lead the patient to seek medical care, but the diagnosis is not always easy. This report describes a man who presented with several months' history of hematuria. Ultrasonography revealed a foreign body in the bladder, and the diagnosis was confirmed by abdominal radiography. The object, which was endoscopically removed, proved to be the ceramic sheath of an endoscopic resector that had been used 2 years earlier for transurethral resection of the prostate. La presenza di corpi estranei in vescica o nell'uretra è dovuta principalmente a pratiche autoerotiche, psichiatriche, terapeutiche. L'ematuria, il dolore, la formazione di ascessi può portare il paziente a consultare il medico, ma non sempre la diagnosi è semplice. Riportiamo un caso di ematuria della durata di alcuni mesi in cui un esame ecografico ha posto il sospetto di corpo estraneo in vescica, confermato dalla successiva radiografia e che alla rimozione endoscopica si dimostrava essere la copertura in ceramica del resettore endoscopico in paziente sottoposto a TURP due anni prima.
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ISSN:1971-3495
1876-7931
DOI:10.1016/j.jus.2008.05.007