Foreign bodies in the urinary tract
- Most foreign bodies find their way into the urethra or bladder
- Etiology
- Sexual curiosity
- Iatrogenic
- Clinical features
- Obstruction
- Local pain
- UTI
- Diagnosis
- Anamnesis
- KUB x-ray – if the object is radiopaque
- CT – if object is radiolucent
- Treatment
- Endoscopic extraction through urethra
- First choice
- Extraction through suprapubic cystotomy
- Objects in posterior urethra can be relocated to the bladder by endoscopy and extracted from there
- Open surgery
- For objects which are difficult to remove
- Postoperative
- Foley catheter
- To decrease risk for urethral stricture
- Cystourethroscopy
- To diagnose urothelial injuries
- Foley catheter
- Endoscopic extraction through urethra