Unilateral hydronephrosis and hydroureter by foreign body in urinary bladder: a case report.
Foreign bodies inserted through the urethra are often found in the urinary bladder. We presently report the first case of hydronephrosis and hydroureter due to direct compression in the urinary bladder by silicon, which had been introduced by the patient himself 2 yr prior to presentation with severe right flank pain. Computed tomography indicated a convoluted, high-attenuation mass in the urinary bladder; unilateral hydronephrosis and hydroureter were also present due to direct compression by the mass. The foreign body was removed using a cystoscope. This foreign body was proven to be silicon.
Department of Radiology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
Bum Sang
BS
Cho
Kil Sun
KS
Park
Min Ho
MH
Kang
Gi Seok
GS
Han
Seung Young
SY
Lee
Sang-Hoon
SH
Cha
Sung Jin
SJ
Kim
D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012825:Silicon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder
D012825:Silicon