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Abdominal plain X-ray showing a convoluted foreign body in the bladder.
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A plain X-ray revealed a convoluted foreign body measuring approximately 5 cm in diameter as well as a thickening in the bladder wall (Figure 1).
The convoluted stone-like foreign body in the bladder.
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Therefore, suprapubic approach was performed under general anesthesia, and almost the entire foreign body mass was excised in a single lump (Figure 2).
The vinyl tube was approximately 140 cm in length.
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The stone-like foreign body (vinyl tube) was approximately 140 cm in length and was considered to have been intravesically curled into a spiral (Figure 3).