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BMJ Case Rep
December 2024
Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Foreign body (FB) aspiration in children is a common emergency. Traditionally, rigid bronchoscopy has been considered to be the mainstay for removal. However, in certain cases, flexible bronchoscopy can prove to be a better option and avoid thoracic surgery and unnecessary morbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelf-insertion of foreign bodies into the urethra is uncommon and is often associated with complex psychological or behavioral factors. Many cases of foreign bodies in the urethra have been reported worldwide with variable complaints of penile pain, penile itching, dysuria, hematuria, and complete obstruction of urine. These foreign objects are managed to remove according to their size, complexity of shape, and location in the urethra.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Urology, National Hama Hospital, Hama, Syria.
Introduction And Clinical Importance: Inserting foreign bodies (FBs) into the lower genitourinary tract is an emergency and uncommon medical condition. The materials used for this purpose are batteries, telephone cables, wires and glass. This report highlights a rare case of urethrovesical FBs "hand sewing needles", emphasizing the limited literature on asymptomatic long-term retention and discussing removal strategies that include conservative care, endoscopic retrieval, and surgical intervention based on case complexity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi
November 2024
Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
BMC Womens Health
October 2024
West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Background: This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of suture fixation of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) by hysteroscope for the treatment of adenomyosis in patients at high risk of device expulsion, to provide a viable treatment option for these patients.
Methods: Twenty-one patients with large symptomatic adenomyosis were sewed and fixed with the LNG-IUD in the uterus by hysteroscopy to prevent the device expulsion.
Results: In this prospective case series, all 21 patients were successfully sewed and fixed with the LNG-IUD in the uterus by hysteroscopy.
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