Pen cap in the urinary bladder: A rare type foreign body in the urinary bladder in a 16 years old female

Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow; Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi; Jasper Saidi Mbwambo; Frank Bright; Frank Kiwango; Alfred K Mteta; Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo

doi:10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.3.0057

Pen cap in the urinary bladder: A rare type foreign body in the urinary bladder in a 16 years old female

Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow ^{1, 4}, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi ^{1, 2}, Jasper Saidi Mbwambo ^{1, 2}, Frank Bright ^{1, 2}, Frank Kiwango ³, Alfred K Mteta ^{1, 2} and Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo ^{1, 2, *}

1 Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College.P.O.Box 2240. Moshi, Tanzania.

2 Department of Urology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi.

3 Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, P.O. Box 3010, Moshi, Tanzania.

4 Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences. P.O. Box 1560, Hawassa. Ethiopia.

Research Article

GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 06(03), 175-180.

Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.3.0057

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.3.0057

Publication history

Received on 14 February 2021; revised on 17 March 2021; accepted on 19 March 2021

Abstract

Foreign body in the urinary bladder is a rare urological presentation and in most cases are due to self-insertion usually for autoerotic stimulation. We presented a case of 16 years old female who presented with history recurrent urinary tract infection for 6 months. After thoroughly work up she was diagnosed to have a pen cap in her urinary bladder. The foreign body in the urinary bladder was detected by abdominal ultrasound, Kidney, Ureter and Bladder (KUB) X-ray did not detect any abnormal radiopaque material in the area of the urinary bladder or upper tract. At cystoscopy, one pen cap was identified and removed successful.

Keywords

Foreign body; Bladder; Urinary tract infections; Endoscopy

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Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi, Jasper Saidi Mbwambo, Frank Bright, Frank Kiwango, Alfred K Mteta and Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo. Pen cap in the urinary bladder: A rare type foreign body in the urinary bladder in a 16 years old female. GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 6(3), 175-180. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.3.0057

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Pen cap in the urinary bladder: A rare type foreign body in the urinary bladder in a 16 years old female

Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow ^{1, 4}, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi ^{1, 2}, Jasper Saidi Mbwambo ^{1, 2}, Frank Bright ^{1, 2}, Frank Kiwango ³, Alfred K Mteta ^{1, 2} and Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo ^{1, 2, *}

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Pen cap in the urinary bladder: A rare type foreign body in the urinary bladder in a 16 years old female

Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow 1, 4, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi 1, 2, Jasper Saidi Mbwambo 1, 2, Frank Bright 1, 2, Frank Kiwango 3, Alfred K Mteta 1, 2 and Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo 1, 2, *

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Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow ^{1, 4}, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi ^{1, 2}, Jasper Saidi Mbwambo ^{1, 2}, Frank Bright ^{1, 2}, Frank Kiwango ³, Alfred K Mteta ^{1, 2} and Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo ^{1, 2, *}