An Unexpected Foreign Body (a Thermometer) in the Bladder: A Case Report

Foreign bodies in the bladder are rarely observed because of difficult access. These patients usually have a mental disorder, a background of intense sexual perversion, or inquisitiveness. A 48-year-old, deaf, and mentally retarded woman was referred to the nephrology clinic for severe anemia and im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dardamanis, M., Balta, L., Zacharopoulos, V., Tatsi, V., Tzima, H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
Materias:
Trauma and Reconstruction
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2014.01.004
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Sumario:Foreign bodies in the bladder are rarely observed because of difficult access. These patients usually have a mental disorder, a background of intense sexual perversion, or inquisitiveness. A 48-year-old, deaf, and mentally retarded woman was referred to the nephrology clinic for severe anemia and impaired renal function. Imaging tests showed a mercury thermometer positioned in the bladder and a stone, 5 cm in diameter, around it. This had caused bilateral ureteral obstruction. The patient underwent an open cysteotomy. Obstructive uropathy is one of the causes of kidney failure; therefore, foreign bodies should be included in the differential diagnosis.

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