[Intraureteral foreign body].
OBJECTIVE
We present a rare localization for a foreing body in the urinary system, and review the bibliography to know about it existence, frequency and localization.


METHODS
We present the case of a 49 year old woman who referreds she had introduced a metallic objet in her genital area.


RESULTS
After the necessary tests, we could see a metallic cylinder. It was 8 cm long and was localized inside the right pelvic ureter.


CONCLUSIONS
The presence of strange bodies in the urinary system is a rare urological emergency. Treatment is the key element of the extraction of the least bloody way possible.
Hernández Alcaraz
David
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. davidhauro@hotmail.com
Vozmediano Chicharro
Raúl
R
Morales Jiménez
Pedro
P
Vivas Vargas
Eloy
E
Emmanuel Tejero
Emilio José
EJ
Blanco Reina
Francisco
F
Del Rosal Samaniego
José María
JM
Baena González
Víctor
V
D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014521:Urethra