Unusual case of bladder stone with an embedded scalpel blade

ME is an 84-year old man who presented with a 3-year history of storage urinary symptoms associated with strangury. He had an open radical prostatectomy and direct visual internal urethrotomy 10 years prior to presentation for early prostate cancer and partial urethral stricture, respectively. A pla...

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Published in:	Nigerian journal of clinical practice Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 837 - 840
Main Authors:	Amu, O C, Affusim, E A, Nnadozie, U U, Eze, B U
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India 01-06-2023
Subjects:	Bladder stone foreign body surgical blade
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Summary:	ME is an 84-year old man who presented with a 3-year history of storage urinary symptoms associated with strangury. He had an open radical prostatectomy and direct visual internal urethrotomy 10 years prior to presentation for early prostate cancer and partial urethral stricture, respectively. A plain abdominal X-ray revealed a bladder stone in which there was an opaque foreign body embedded within the stone. A cystolithotomy was done, and the retrieved stone was cracked open, revealing a surgical blade.The patient had an uneventful recovery postoperatively.
ISSN:	1119-3077 2229-7731
DOI:	10.4103/njcp.njcp_1779_21