[A case of a foreign body in the urinary bladder--a surgical suture needle was found in urinary bladder].
We report a case of an unusual foreign body in the urinary bladder. A 66-year-old male had undergone an operation of rectal cancer 6 years previously. He visited our hospital with irritative urinary symptoms. Urinalysis showed hematopyuria, and X-ray examination revealed a curved fine shadow (about 2 cm in length and 3 mm in width) at the vesical region. In cystoscopic examination, a calcified surgical suture needle was identified on the trigonal region. The needle was removed transurethrally by a stone crushing forceps. Thus, it was assumed that the needle had been left in the abdominal cavity at the operation 6 years ago and it had migrated into the bladder during these 6 years. Many cases of foreign bodies in the urinary bladder have been reported. However, to our knowledge, this is the first report of a surgical suture needle, in the bladder.
Irisawa
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Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical College.
Yamaguchi
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O
Shiraiwa
Y
Y
Kikuchi
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Y
Irisawa
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S
Irisawa
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C
D000368:Aged; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D011859:Radiography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder