Tunç ÖZDEMİR, Gizem ORHAN, Belce CANDAN, Gökhan KÖYLÜOĞLU

Self-introduced intravesical magnets in a 3-year-old boy: Case report

Self-introduced intravesical foreign bodies are commonly seen in adults andare rarely encountered in children. The underlying cause may be a psychiatricdisorder for sexual gratification or inquisitiveness as in children.We herein report a 3-year-old boy who was presented with pathologicallower urinary tract symptoms and a radiopaque, irregular shaped object inbladder detected by direct abdominal radiograph. Preoperative diagnosis wasbladder calculus. Cystolithotomy was planned via Pfannenstiel approach.During operation, self-introduced small magnets and a metallic bead whichstuck together were detected.Intravesical foreign bodies are important considerations in the differentialdiagnosis of pathological lower urinary tract symptoms. In this case, magnetsthat were stuck together and a metallic bead mimicked bladder calculusradiologically. However, irregular shape of the intravesical object may arousea suspicion about the nature.

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