A large bullet in the bladder

Swiss Surg. 2001;7(3):139-40. doi: 10.1024/1023-9332.7.3.139.

Abstract

All manner of foreign bodies have been extracted from the bladder. Introduction into the bladder may be through self-insertion, iatrogenic means or migration from adjacent organs. Extraction should be tailored according to the nature of the foreign body and should minimise bladder and urethral trauma. We report a case of a bullet injury to the bladder, which finally presented as a gross hematuria after remaining asymptomatic for four years. We present here an alternative to suprapubic cystostomy with a large bladder foreign body treated via a combined transurethral unroofing followed by removal using a grasper passed through a suprapubic laparoscopic port.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cystoscopes*
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder / injuries*
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnostic imaging
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*