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Plain X-ray left anterior oblique view of the pelvis shows a radiopaque metallic foreign body (opened up safety pin) in the soft tissue plane antero-inferior to the pubic symphysis.
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Conventional plain X-ray left anterior oblique view of the pelvis showed a radiopaque metallic foreign body (opened up safety pin) in the soft tissue plane anterior-inferior to the pubic symphysis (Figure 1).
Ascending urethrography image under fluoroscopy guidance shows good opacification of the penile and bulbar urethra; no evidence of any extravasation of the contrast seen.
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Ascending urethrography image under fluoroscopy guidance showed good opacification of the penile and bulbar urethra; no evidence of any extravasation of the contrast (Figure 2), CT non-contrast image of the pelvis showed a hyperdense metallic foreign body (opened up safety pin) in the bulbar urethra anterior-inferior to the pubic symphysis.
Axial plain CT image of the pelvis shows a hyperdense metallic foreign body (opened up safety pin) in the bulbar urethra. No evidence of periuretheral hematoma formation.
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There was no evidence of periurethral hematoma formation (Figures 3, 4).
3D reconstructed CT bone window of the pelvis shows a hyperdense metallic foreign body (opened up safety pin) antero-inferior to the pubic symphysis.
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There was no evidence of periurethral hematoma formation (Figures 3, 4).
Urethroscopic removal of the metallic foreign body.
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The safety pin was removed under urethrocystoscopic guidance (Figures 5, 6).
Clinical image of the removed metallic foreign body (opened up safety pin).
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The safety pin was removed under urethrocystoscopic guidance (Figures 5, 6).