title: High-strength Neodymium Magnetic Beads: A Rare Foreign Body in the Bladder of an Adolescent.
abstract: This article reports the case of an adolescent who repeatedly inserted high-strength magnetic beads into his urethra for erotic reasons. The beads migrated into his bladder requiring a cystostomy to remove them. The available literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Rafael V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Pieretti
keywords: Bladder; Foreign body; Magnets
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