Spontaneous passage of ingested sewing needle: A case report.

Key Clinical Message: Sewing needle ingestion is a rare but potentially dangerous event that can affect people of all ages and backgrounds like this patient.Conservative management with serial abdominal examination and x-rays can be a reasonable option for patients who do not show signs of perforation or sepsis, as most foreign bodies will pass spontaneously without complications such as this case.

Abstract: Though rare, swallowing a sewing needle is a peculiar and potentially dangerous health risk.

Wandering projectile, a rare cause of acute urinary retention.

Background: Urethral obstruction due to retained projectile migrating into the genitourinary system has rarely been reported. The literature describes two main methods of retained projectile removal from the genitourinary system: (1) spontaneous expulsion during voiding and (2) manual extraction due to urethral obstruction causing acute urinary retention.

Clinical Presentation: We present a case in which a 23-year-old man presented with acute urinary retention four days after suffering a gunshot wound to the right distal posterolateral thigh.