Urethral foreign body

Doctors have documented numerous cases of insertion of foreign bodies into the urethra , typically as the result of auto-erotic activities. This can result in infections and serious internal bleeding. ^{[1] [2]}

A wide variety of solid objects have been reported to have been inserted into the urethra, including batteries, safety pins, straws, ^[2] and telephone wires. ^[3] Liquefied objects have also been inserted into the urethra, such as an injection of cocaine ^[4] (which, arguably, had harmful results ^{[5] [ clarification needed ]}).

The Chuck Palahniuk story "Guts", from the novel Haunted , includes the story of a boy in his early teens inserting candle wax into his urethra. ^[6]

See also

• Polyembolokoilamania
• Rectal foreign body
• Urethral sounding
• Urethral intercourse

References

1. Boscolo-Berto, R.; Iafrate, M.; Viel, G. (2010). "Forensic implications in self-insertion of urethral foreign bodies". The Canadian Journal of Urology. 17 (1): 5026–5027. PMID   20156386.
2. Rahman, N. U.; Elliott, S. P.; McAninch, J. W. (2004). "Self-inflicted male urethral foreign body insertion: endoscopic management and complications". BJU International. 94 (7): 1051–1053. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.05103.x. PMID   15541127. S2CID   38657876.
3. Trehan, R. K.; Haroon, A.; Memon, S.; Turner, D. (2007). "Successful removal of a telephone cable, a foreign body through the urethra into the bladder: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 1: 153. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-153 . PMC   2211490 . PMID   18042278.
4. Rebecca Kolberg (June 3, 1988). "Some People Will Try Anything".
5. Robert Wanderer (Spring 1989). "The Case of the Missing Penis". Et cetera. JSTOR   42579501.
6. "Guts" Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . Printed in Playboy magazine on March 2004.