James Ryan
Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Dr. James Ryan is currently a surgical trainee on the core surgical trainee program in Ireland and has a keen interest in urology. He has attended the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand annual meeting and the Irish society of Urology annual meeting and has had a poster presented at an international conference in Singapore. He is looking to further broaden his knowldege of urology and clinical surgery in general and progress to high specialist training in urology next year.
Abstract
Self-insertion of foreign bodies into the urethra concerns a wide variety of objects involving multiple procedures and surgical techniques. A 30 year old gentleman presented to the emergency department with mild suprapubic pain and difficulty voiding 5 days after inserting 2 small magnets into his urethra. A rigid cystoscopy was performed. The foreign bodies were attempted to be retrieved with a metallic basket however the basket was adhering to the magnet and unable to be advanced past the magnets. An endoloop was then passed down the urethra and visualized with a rigid cystoscope. The magnets were secured with an endoloop and successfully retrieved. This is an exceptionally rare case of using an endoloop to remove a urethral foreign body (Up to 250 words)