An unusual foreign body in urethra: nail clippers

A 37-year-old mentally retarded male patient complained of voiding difficulties. Physical examination revealed a foreign body in the urethra. The foreign body was found to be nail clippers and was removed with open surgery. This case of self-inserted nail clippers in the urethra by the patient is th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hatipoglu, Namik, Yucel, Mehmet, Hatipoglu, Nebahat, Yentur, Serhat, Semercioz, Attila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Polish Urological Association 2011
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24578873
http://dx.doi.org/10.5173/ceju.2011.02.art10
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Sumario:A 37-year-old mentally retarded male patient complained of voiding difficulties. Physical examination revealed a foreign body in the urethra. The foreign body was found to be nail clippers and was removed with open surgery. This case of self-inserted nail clippers in the urethra by the patient is the first published report to our knowledge.

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