A 56-Year-Old Woman Presenting 19 Years After Pubic Bone Fracture with a Surgical Screw Foreign Body in the Bladder.
Am J Case Rep
; 25: e942059, 2024 Feb 19.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND Non-calculus foreign bodies in the bladder are rare and are usually introduced via the urethra. Reports of the migration of metallic foreign bodies from previous surgery are uncommon and mainly associated with surgical screws used for the internal fixation of pubic bone fracture and total hip replacement. This report is of a 56-year-old woman presenting with a surgical screw foreign body in the bladder 19 years after open surgical reduction and internal plate and screw fixation of traumatic fracture of the pubic bone. CASE REPORT A 56-year-old woman visited a urologist because of gross hematuria. She mentioned a mild pelvic pain and multiple lower urinary tract infections over the past 2 years, with no other symptoms. From the previous history, she had undergone an open reduction and internal fixation of the pelvic ring, with surgical plates and screws following pubic bone's fracture, due to an accident 19 years earlier. Cystoscopy identified the presence of a screw head protruding into the bladder wall. The screw was extracted via open surgery, and the patient was discharged 2 days later. CONCLUSIONS While intravesical foreign bodies are rarely seen in Emergency Departments, clinicians should maintain a level of suspicion in certain cases. The purpose of this case report is to present the unlikely and delayed complication of internal pubic bone fixation resulting in the migration of a fixation screw to the bladder. It also highlights the importance of imaging in diagnosis and localization of the foreign body in the bladder.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral
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Fracturas Óseas
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Cuerpos Extraños
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Case Rep
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Grecia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos