title: Barium granuloma involving urinary bladder.
abstract: The first case of barium granuloma involving urinary bladder is reported. Surgical removal was the treatment of choice. Histological diagnosis was foreign body granuloma with xanthomatous inflammation. The foreign body was identified as barium by analytical electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Pathology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ariyoshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate