Unexpected foreign body in the bladder of a spinal cord injured patient: A case report

Abstract

Context: Bladder dysfunction is common in patients with spinal cord injuries. Clean intermittent catheterization is a preferred method of neurogenic bladder management among spinal cord injured patients. Some complications may occur due to the use of clean intermittent catheterization.

Findings: In this report, we presented a case with an unexpected foreign body detected in the bladder of a patient who used to perform clean intermittent catheterization for her neurogenic bladder management, to our knowledge, which has not been reported in the literature so far.

Conclusion/Clinical Relevance: In this case report, we want to emphasis the importance of different kind of foreign bodies remaining in the bladder during clean intermittent catheterization.

Keywords:

• Bladder management
• Clean intermittent catheterization
• Foreign body
• Neurogenic bladder
• Spinal cord injury

ORCID

Alper Mengi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-764X