An unusual case of acute urinary retention

An unusual case of acute urinary retention

A 47-year-old male was referred to Emergency Department of our hospital for acute urinary retention. Physical examination showed electrical cable with proximal part introduced into the urethra. Plain abdominal radiograph demonstrated a metallic object in the pelvis and the patient underwent an opera...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta clinica Croatica (Tisak) 2010-06, Vol.49 (2), p.177-179
Hauptverfasser: Krpina, Kristian, Sotosek, Stanislav, Oguić, Romano, Maricić, Anton, Valencić, Maksim, Fuckar, Zeljko
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Adult
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - therapy
Humans
Male
Urethra
Urinary Retention - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:A 47-year-old male was referred to Emergency Department of our hospital for acute urinary retention. Physical examination showed electrical cable with proximal part introduced into the urethra. Plain abdominal radiograph demonstrated a metallic object in the pelvis and the patient underwent an operation. We used suprapubic cystostomy approach, and the wire was removed from the bladder and urethra.
ISSN:0353-9466