title: Needles as urethral foreign body in a child: successful removal using a new method with a laparoscopic needle holder.
abstract: Self-inserted foreign bodies in the lower urinary tract are rare among children. The treatment of foreign bodies in the urethra is determined by their type, size, location, shape, and mobility. We describe here a 13-year-old boy who had self-inserted a needle into his urethra out of curiosity. Initial attempts to remove the needle from the urethra by inserting a cystoscope failed due to the weak biting force of the forceps and because the needle was trapped in the urethral mucosa. We successfully used a laparoscopic needle holder to remove the needle through the perineum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea. scpark@amc.seoul.kr
authors.forename: Sungchan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyung Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Sun Hyu
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Suk Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Seonghun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*