title: Long-standing urethral instrumentation leading to an unusual complication.
abstract: An unusual case is described, of long-standing urethral instrumentation primarily presenting as a large ischio-rectal abscess. The purpose of the urethral manipulation is often masturbatory and shares both sadomasochistic and fetishistic features.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007512:Ischium; D008297:Male; D008418:Masturbation; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014521:Urethra