title: Toothpick obstruction of the ureter.
abstract: We report an unusual case of ureteral obstruction from a toothpick that migrated from the cecum to the right ureter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, Maryland.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Plavcan
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: McWilliams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002432:Cecum; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014567:Urography