Adolescent males who insert genitourinary foreign bodies: is psychiatric referral required?
Although much is known about the urologic aspects of genitourinary foreign bodies, the psychiatric profile of the adolescent male who inserts a foreign body into his urethra is not available. Six cases from a urologic service are presented, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. Psychiatric consultation for such selfinserters will allow the development of such a profile. An appropriate management plan can then be formulated.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D014521:Urethra; D001743:Urinary Bladder