title: Open removal as a first-line treatment of magnetic intravesical foreign bodies.
abstract: Intravesical foreign bodies are an uncommon, but significant, cause of urologic consultation. We present 3 patients who all inserted magnetic beads per urethra into the urinary bladder, which subsequently became retained. Endoscopic attempts were unsuccessfully tried in the first 2 cases, necessitating open cystotomy to remove the beads. The third went straight to open removal. Given the failure of minimally invasive techniques, we believe that open removal should be the first-line treatment for these types of foreign bodies.
authors: Division of Urology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
authors: Max A
authors: MA
authors: Levine
authors: Howard
authors: H
authors: Evans
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