| Literature DB >> 31447976 |
Mustapha Ahsaini1, Mohammed Bounoual1, Soufiane Mellas1, Jalaleddine El Ammari1, Mohammed Fadl Tazi1, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi1, Moulay Hassan Farih1.
Abstract
Self- insertion of foreign body is a common practice for self-injure or erotic purpose in patients with chronic psychosis. The diagnosis is sometimes difficult if it is reported late or if the patient does not cooperate; hence the interest of complementary imaging assessment. Treatment was based on two steps: the extraction of the foreign body by endoscopy or open surgery and psychiatric treatment of the mental illness. We report the uncommon case of a 16-year old schizophrenic adolescent who had introduced a needle into the urethra 2 years before. Diagnosis was based on retrograde and mictional uretrocystography. The needle was removed with endoscopy as well as with technical artifices, without using open surgery despite the length of time the incident had occurred. The patient underwent complementary psychiatric treatment.Entities:
Keywords: Foreign body; automutiltation; endoscopy; schizophrenia; surgery
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Year: 2018 PMID: 31447976 PMCID: PMC6691322 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.217.15773
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1urétrocystographie rétrograde montrant un corps étranger en projection de l’urètre bulbo membraneux avec migration du bout proximal
Figure 2aiguille à coudre après extraction