Ship in a bottle: rapid extraction of large intravesical foreign bodies.
Objects placed in the bladder often become encrusted with stone. Using a technique combining endoscopic visualization and a small open cystotomy, a large encrusted foreign body was successfully and safely removed. The combination of endoscopy and cystotomy is rapid, safe, and potentially applicable for the removal of large vesical calculi.
DeLair
Sean M
SM
Department of Urology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA. seandelair@yahoo.com
Bernal
Ray M
RM
Keegan
Kirk A
KA
Ellison
Lars M
LM
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003558:Cystoscopy; D003559:Cystostomy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D001743:Urinary Bladder