A Case Report You Can't Make Up: A Bladder Foreign Body

Relative to the overall number of foreign body cases that present to hospitals each year, the urinary bladder is an uncommon location (1,2). However, it is the most common site of foreign bodies in the urogenital tract, due to its distendable nature and small orifices, which make clearance of the foreign body difficult (1,3,4). Objects may be inserted into the bladder by several means, including: the intraurethral route; migration from another organ (such as an intrauterine device from the uterus); or through a traumatic, penetrating process (such as a bullet) (1,4,5).
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research