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Case report: Nonobstructive giant urethral stone with two safety pins

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The urethra can be the site of various types of foreign bodies. A 61-year-old man having a giant urethral stone with two safety pins was evaluated according to the literature. To our knowledge, we report the first case of foreign bodies in urethra in which existing non-obstructive giant urethral stone with two safety pins.

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  1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140, Sivas, Turkey

    Gokhan Gokce, Kahraman Topsakal, Semih Ayan, Hakan Kilicarslan & Emin Yener Gultekin

  2. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

    Seyda Figul Gokce

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Gokce, G., Topsakal, K., Ayan, S. et al. Case report: Nonobstructive giant urethral stone with two safety pins. Int Urol Nephrol 36, 65–66 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:UROL.0000032686.42803.bb

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