title: Open thumb forceps. An unusual foreign body in the urethra: technique of its removal.
abstract: A great variety of foreign bodies in the urethra have been reported in the literature. Mostly, these cases were reported to emphasize the unusual nature of the objects requiring technical modifications for their removal. We report an interesting case of self introduced open thumb forceps into the urethra and technique of its retrieval.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hemal
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014521:Urethra