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.
 
Case Study
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 06(03), 175-180.
Article DOI: 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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