Self-insertion of needle as urethral foreign body after sexual gratification: An unusual case report

Abstract

Metin Tahaoglu, Serkan Ozturk, Hayrettin Ozturk

Self-inserted foreign bodies in the urethra are rare among children. We describe here a 13-year-old boy who had self-inserted a needle into his urethra. Selfinsertion of the needle wrapped with cotton into the urethra for cleaning after masturbation by patient was applied. A foreign body in the urethra was removed by cystoscopy.