Transurethral cystoscopic removal foreign body (thermometer) with a stone extractor: A case
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Published on: September 11, 2018
Ganggang Yang1,2, Dong Li1, Li Sun2
1Department of Urology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No 1111 Xianxia Rd, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Abstract:
Bladder foreign bodies have been reported with a great variety, including daily objects and even living things. Except for these, thermometer in bladder were reported with several cases. Due to the limitations of surgical equipment, the removal of bladder thermometer was initially performed with manipulation combined with forceps for female patients, and now it has been taken out with the assistance of various endoscopes. In this report, a 25 years old male inserted a thermometer in his bladder, and a transurethral cystoscopic removal procedure was conducted with a stone extractor.
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