title: Polyembolokoilamania: Self-insertion of transistor radio antenna in male urethra.
abstract: Though self-insertion of a foreign body in the male urethra is an infrequent urologic emergency, a weird variety of self-inserted foreign bodies have been reported. Most of these are attributed to autoerotic stimulation, a consequence of mental illness or the result of drug intoxication. We report an unusual case of a 65-year-old African man who self-inserted a broken transistor radio antenna into his urethra to serve as an improvised 'itchstick' to ease a bothersome itchy urethral condition. The foreign body subsequently migrated proximally out of reach. He presented a week after with urethral bleeding following nocturnal penile erections and we describe his evaluation and the challenge of retrieval. The reasons for self-inserting objects into the urethra may be as varied as the foreign bodies themselves and may include objects being used as an improvised 'itchstick' for itchy urethral conditions. The urologist's creative tendencies will often be required in safely removing these objects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Jibril Oyekunle
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: Kamil O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Badmus
authors.forename: Abdul-Lateef
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Babata
authors.forename: Halima S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bello
keywords: Foreign body in urethra; itchy urethra; polyembolokoilamania
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