A Rare Case of an Intermittent Urinary Catheter Discovered Inside a Bladder.

Konstantinos Pikramenos, Maria Zachou, Georgios Ntounas, Stamatios Katsimperis, Iraklis Mitsogiannis

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Konstantinos Pikramenos2nd Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Maria ZachouGastroenterology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Georgios NtounasRadiology Department, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.

Stamatios Katsimperis2nd Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Iraklis Mitsogiannis2nd Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

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Abstract

Foreign objects inserted through the urethra, for sexual gratification and ending up in the urinary bladder, are rarely encountered. Patients usually present at emergency departments, reporting abdominal pain, recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), or haematuria. Only a few cases present without any symptoms and are incidental findings, commonly during diagnostic work-up for bladder lithiasis or recurrent UTIs. We report a case of an encrusted intermittent catheter, discovered in the bladder of a 72-year-old female patient, with a history of multiple sclerosis (MS) and recurrent UTIs. The foreign body was removed following laser defragmentation of the calculus. No indication of stone recurrence was documented during the six-month follow-up.

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intermittent catheterlaser lithotripsyrecurrent urinary tract infectionsurinary bladder stoneurinary lithiasis

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PMID35967158

DOI10.7759/cureus.26736

PMCPMC9364426

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