World J Mens Health.  2014 Aug;32(2):120-122. 10.5534/wjmh.2014.32.2.120.

Successful Removal of an Intravesical Electrical Wire Cable

• Ahn H
• Son H

• KMID: 2320804
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2014.32.2.120

Abstract

A few previous reports have described cases wherein electrical wire cables were inserted into the male urethra and bladder. Electrical wire cables are available at home and are easy to insert. However, after they coil in the patient's bladder, they are difficult to remove. In February 2013, a 30-year-old man presented to the emergency room of SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center with a urethral foreign body. He had inserted an electrical wire cable into his urethra for the purpose of masturbation, despite having a regular sex partner and no underlying disease. A kidney-ureter-bladder radiography showed a tangled wire in his bladder and urethra. On the next day, we tried to remove the wire cystoscopically, but this proved to be impossible because of complex coiling and the slippery surface of the wire. A Pfannenstiel incision was made to remove the foreign body. No postoperative complications were noted.

Keyword

Foreign bodies; Masturbation; Urinary bladder

MeSH Terms

Adult
Emergency Service, Hospital
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Male
Masturbation
Postoperative Complications
Radiography
Urethra
Urinary Bladder

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Kidney-ureter-bladder abdominal radiography: a tangled wire in the bladder and urethra of a 30-year-old man.

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  Fig. 2 Gross appearance of the removed electrical wire cable.

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