It's like a pain in the ... perineum: a surgical clip protruding into the urethra through the urethrovesical anastomosis after radical prostatectomy.
A 69-year-old male underwent a radical retropubic prostatectomy for prostate cancer. He presented severe perineal pain that prevented him from sitting normally after removal of the urethral catheter. Cystography and echography disclosed a possible aetiology that was later confirmed by cystoscopy: a metal clip protruding into the urethra through the urethrovesical anastomosis.
Palou
J
J
Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Alberola
J M
JM
Villavicencio
H
H
Vicente
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010502:Perineum; D011468:Prostatectomy; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery