Non-Medical Urethral Sounding: A review of literature and rare case of sounding with a live firearm round.
Non-Medical Urethral Sounding: A review of literature and rare case of sounding with a live firearm round.
- 2024
Management of urethral sounding related injuries continues to be a challenge due to the wide breath of objects implicated, the rarity of cases, and chance of significant complication. We present a particularly challenging and novel case where a patient inserted a round of live ammunition into his urethra. Non-surgical removal was limited over concern for accidental discharge of the round, and the patient was taken to the operating room where open removal was performed. Psychiatric evaluation should be considered for cases where sounding injury requires surgical intervention, and a patient-centered, prevention-focused approach is best for building physician-patient rapport and adherence. Copyright © 2024 The Authors.
English
2214-4420
PMC11109733 [pmc] S2214-4420(24)00105-0 [pii]
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Urology Residency - Categorical
Case Reports
Management of urethral sounding related injuries continues to be a challenge due to the wide breath of objects implicated, the rarity of cases, and chance of significant complication. We present a particularly challenging and novel case where a patient inserted a round of live ammunition into his urethra. Non-surgical removal was limited over concern for accidental discharge of the round, and the patient was taken to the operating room where open removal was performed. Psychiatric evaluation should be considered for cases where sounding injury requires surgical intervention, and a patient-centered, prevention-focused approach is best for building physician-patient rapport and adherence. Copyright © 2024 The Authors.
English
2214-4420
PMC11109733 [pmc] S2214-4420(24)00105-0 [pii]
--Automated
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Urology Residency - Categorical
Case Reports