Wooden Foreign Body in the Renal Pelvis

Migration of foreign bodies into the renal collecting system is very rare and usually concerns iatrogenically implanted objects. Migration of a foreign body from the gastrointestinal tract to the kidneys is even more rare. We present a case of migration of a wooden toothpick from the duodenum into t...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2016-08, Vol.94, p.e7-e8
Main Authors: Tüdös, Zbyněk, Čtvrtlík, Filip, Kratochvíl, Pavel, Král, Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Kidney Pelvis
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urology
Wood
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Summary:Migration of foreign bodies into the renal collecting system is very rare and usually concerns iatrogenically implanted objects. Migration of a foreign body from the gastrointestinal tract to the kidneys is even more rare. We present a case of migration of a wooden toothpick from the duodenum into the pelvis of the right kidney. The patient was not aware that he swallowed a toothpick; the foreign body resulted in hematuria and flank pain. The toothpick was missed during the initial computed tomography urography. Correct diagnosis was revealed by follow-up computed tomography. The toothpick was extracted endoscopically.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2016.05.004