The unbreakable bladder stone--Munchhausen's tale.
A wide range of intra-vesical foreign bodies have been described in the literature. Causes include iatrogenic, migration from adjacent organs, penetrating injuries and self-insertion, either due to eroticism, inquisitiveness or as a result of a psychiatric illness. We present an unusual case of fictitious bladder stones that proved unbreakable using all standard endourological techniques.
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Department of Urology, Lithotripsy and Stone Services, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
Zammit
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Bikhchandani
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Buchholz
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D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014567:Urography