A Sewing Needle as a Urethral Foreign Body: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Foreign bodies in the urethra can occur by self‑insertion, and patients often hide the symptoms due to embarrassment. Foreign bodies  act as a focus for infection and abscess formation and result in perforation or fistula when not detected on time. Foreign bodies can  display symptoms such as frequent urination, dysuria, hematuria, urethrorrhagia, and obstruction. This case discusses a self‑inserted  urethral sewing needle that was removed cystoscopically from an adolescent.