title: Delayed diagnosis of an intraurethral foreign body causing urosepsis and penile necrosis.
abstract: Cases of self-inserted foreign bodies in the male urethra and urinary bladder are unusual. In most cases, the type of foreign body can be identified by taking a history or from radiological findings; sometimes, however, it is difficult to identify the foreign body because of decreased mental capacity of the patient or unknown radiological characteristics of the foreign body. We experienced a chronic alcoholic patient with septicemia and penile necrosis in whom a fragment of mirror glass had passed through the urethra into the bladder. The glass, 2 cm in length and 0.7 cm in diameter, was detected by cystoscopy and was removed by using a resectosope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Eu Chang
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jun Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Chang Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Bu Hyeon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Dong Deuk
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Kwangsung
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soo Bang
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jun Eul
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hwang