Management of an Extremely Long Foreign Body in the Urethra and Bladder of a 13-Year-old boy: A Case Report

Introduction: urinary bladder is the most common site for foreign body in the urinary tract. self insertion of a long object into the bladder is very difficult in males. we present a case of self-inserted foreign body, a 105 cm long electronic wire, in the bladder. case presentation: a 13 year-old boy was referred to our clinic with chief complaint of hematuria. intravenous pyelogram (ivp) revealed a foreign body in the bladder. cystoscopy was performed and an electronic wire about 105 cm long was removed from his bladder by forceps. discussion: this case has two unusual features. first, it is difficult for a foreign body to reach the urinary bladder in males. second, the presented case was left unattended for two whole weeks.