Unusual cable in urethra
Basic and Clinical Andrology volume 21, pages 263–265 (2011)
Rapporter un cas rare de corps étranger dans l’urètre.
Il s’agit d’un cas de corps étranger intra-urétral: un homme de 32 ans aux antécédents de troubles psychiatriques s’est introduit un câble électrique dans l’urètre. La prise en charge constituait en une ablation chirurgicale par abord périnéal.
Le traitement des corps étrangers intra-urétraux est le plus souvent endoscopique, mais dans certains cas la chirurgie ouverte est nécessaire.
To describe an unusual case of a urethral foreign body.
This was a case of an intraurethral foreign body in a man aged 32 with previous psychiatric problems, who had inserted an electric cable into his urethra. This was managed by surgical removal via a perineal approach.
The treatment of intraurethral foreign bodies is usually endoscopic, but in some cases open surgery is necessary.
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Ndiaye, A., Niang, L., Kane, R. et al. Un câblage inhabituel dans l’urètre. Basic Clin. Androl. 21, 263–265 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12610-011-0146-z
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