title: Case report: an unusual intravesical foreign body: cause of recurrent urinary tract infections.
abstract: A 16-year-old boy presented with recurrent urinary tract infections in spite of antibiotic treatment. Investigations revealed the presence of an unusual intravesical foreign body i.e. a common ballpoint. It was removed via cystostomy. In any patient presenting with recurrent urinary tract infections the possibility of an intravesical foreign body should always be considered.
authors.affiliation: Nishtar Medical College & Hospital, Multan, Pakistan. rafiqanju@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafique
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*