title: Use of rigid hysteroscope for extraction of foreign bodies embedded in lower urinary tract.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the use of the 20F rigid hysteroscope in urologic procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 20F hysteroscope was used to remove deeply embedded foreign bodies from the lower urinary tract of three patients in whom previous attempts with standard cystoscopic equipment were unsuccessful.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all three cases, the hysteroscope easily passed into the urethra and with the use of rigid instruments was able to remove the foreign bodies without complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Situations may arise when the removal of embedded foreign bodies is not possible with standard cystoscopic equipment. The hysteroscope, which is available in most operating rooms, was able to extirpate even deeply embedded foreign bodies.
authors: Department of Urology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors: G R
authors: GR
authors: Szlyk
authors: T W
authors: TW
authors: Jarrett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020702:Hysteroscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*