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May 30, 2026Archivos Españoles de Urología

Bladder Foreign Body of Gastrointestinal Origin: A CaseReport and Literature Review

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Overview

Case report illustrates the diagnosis and removal of a wooden foreign body in the bladder, suggesting improved methods for detection.

Key Points

  • This case report aims to highlight the challenges of diagnosing gastrointestinal-origin urinary foreign bodies.
  • Reported a case of a 19-year-old man with lower-abdominal pain and gross hematuria after ingesting a toothpick.
  • Utilized bedside ultrasonography and thin-slice non-contrast CT for diagnosis.
  • Performed cystoscopy and ureteroscopic extraction for removal of the toothpick.
  • Initial CT scans yielded negative results, while ultrasonography identified a linear hyperechoic tract.
  • A punctate hyperdensity was found at the bladder dome on CT.
  • Endoscopic removal of the 6-cm intact toothpick led to an uneventful recovery.

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A 2026 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1a7e9c0307b78509431457https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20267904.82
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