Wandering projectile, a rare cause of acute urinary retention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urethral obstruction due to retained projectile migrating into the genitourinary system has rarely been reported. The literature describes two main methods of retained projectile removal from the genitourinary system: (1) spontaneous expulsion during voiding and (2) manual extraction due to urethral obstruction causing acute urinary retention.

Clinical presentation

We present a case in which a 23-year-old man presented with acute urinary retention four days after suffering a gunshot wound to the right distal posterolateral thigh. A retained projectile eroded through the posterior wall (slightly to the right) of the bulbar urethra at the bulb, migrated through the urethra, and eventually became lodged in the external urethral meatus, causing obstruction and acute u

SUBMITTER: Molla YD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9999539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature