Background: A large number of self-inflicted foreign bodies have been reported in the male urethra and urinary bladder. Polyembolokoilamania is a Greek derivative describing the behavioral phenomenon of inserting foreign objects into bodily orifices.
Case Presentation: We report a 27-year-old unmarried male who presented the emergency department after inserting a knotted electrical wire with a glass tube at the top of his bladder. The patient admitted he inserted soft objects into his penis for pleasure, curiosity, feelings of emptiness, and the need for sexual excitement. A pelvic x-ray confirmed the presence of a knotted wire stump within the urinary bladder. Faced with these challenges, we tried utilizing a 7.5 F, 26-cm pediatric flexible cystoscope. Despite our best efforts, the tightness of the knot proved insurmountable. Under spinal anesthesia, a suprapubic cystotomy was performed, and the wire was untied and retrieved from the urinary bladder via the urethra.
Conclusion: When the urethra is too narrow for an adult cystoscope, a pediatric cystoscope can be a considerable intervention option.
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