Abstract:

We reported the clinical records of 2 patients each with a foreign body in the urinary bladder admitted to Qingdao Central Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The size and shape of each foreign body in the urinary bladder were different, thus we chose different surgical approaches to remove them. Case 1 was a 21-year-old male patient. He presented to the outpatient service with urodynia. The patient currently complained of urodynia, and narrated that a foreign body was self-inserted via the urethra 2 days before. Physical examination revealed suprapubic pain. Ultimately he was admitted to the Department of Urology with a diagnosis of "bladder foreign body". A computed tomography (CT) scan of the pelvis was performed and the results demonstrated a linear metallic structure, mea-suring 4.2 cm in length, within the urinary bladder. Under general anesthesia, the patient was placed in lithotomy position and a rigid cystoscope was inserted into the bladder via urethra. The foreign body was a metal tubular structure and was located within the urinary bladder. Removal by foreign body forceps was attempted and long axis of the foreign body should be parallel to cystoscope. Removal was carefully performed after several attempts due to the smooth surface of the metal foreign body. Case 2 was a 42-year-old male patient. He presented to the outpatient service with dysuria and urodynia and was admitted to the Department of Urology. The patient narrated that a foreign body was self-inserted via the urethra 1 day before, and currently complained of dysuria, urodynia, and slight hematuria. A CT scan of the urologic system was performed and the results demonstrated a metal tubular structure, measuring 21.5 cm in length. The length of the foreign body was long (from top of iliac crest to perineum) and both ends were sharp, thus bladder perforation could not be excluded. Besides, with smooth metal surface, it was difficult to remove via cystoscopy and the risk of iatrogenic bladder perforation would increase simultaneously. Therefore, laparoscopic surgery was chosen to detect whether there would be a bladder perforation and could remove the foreign body. Under general anesthesia, the patient was placed in supine position and supraumbilical incision of 1 cm was performed. Pneumoperitoneum needle was used to establish a pneumoperitoneum and insufflation CO₂ pressure was maintained at 12 mmHg. The peritoneum was accessed and a 10-mm trocar and laparoscopic camera were inserted. A 5-mm trocar was inserted at 2 cm below the umbilical level of lateral margin of left rectus abdominis muscle. While a 12-mm trocar was inserted at symmetrical site of his right rectus abdominis muscle. Under laparoscope, dome of the bladder was lifted into the abdominal cavity by the foreign body, then the bladder wall was incised to expose the foreign body. We pushed the bottom of the foreign body from the perineum extracorporally and removed the foreign body from the supraumbilicus trocar.

Key words: Foreign bodies, Urinary bladder, Laparoscopes, Cystoscopes