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Darning needle impacted in the male urethra

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Foreign bodies of varied nature have been introduced into the urethra to achieve sexual stimulation. We report the case of a long (9.5 cm) darning needle impacted in the urethra of a male patient following urethral masturbation. After a failed trial at endoscopic extraction the needle had to be removed via open surgery. Follow-up was uneventful.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, Haryana, India

    S. L. Singla, Sanjeev Parshad, O. Jindal & S. Sharma

  2. PGIMS, 22/9J, Medical Campus, Rohtak, Haryana, India

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Singla, S.L., Parshad, S., Jindal, O. et al. Darning needle impacted in the male urethra. Afr J Urol 15, 114–116 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12301-009-0020-9

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