Volume 2010, Issue 1 578058
Case Report
Open Access

Successful Endoscopic Management of Fish Bone Embedded into the Bladder Wall

Koichi Kodama

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Koichi Kodama

Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-cho, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan

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Mitsuo Ofude

Mitsuo Ofude

Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-cho, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan

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Isamu Motoi

Isamu Motoi

Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-cho, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan

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Yoshinobu Hinoue

Yoshinobu Hinoue

Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-cho, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan

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Katsuhiko Saito

Katsuhiko Saito

Department of Pathology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-cho, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan

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First published: 26 October 2010
Citations: 3
Academic Editor: Nabil K. Bissada

Abstract

We report a case of a pyogenous vesical abscess resulting from an ingested fish bone embedded in the bladder wall that was treated endoscopically in an asymptomatic man. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed a linear radiopaque structure in the thickened left anterolateral wall of the bladder. Cystoscopy revealed a protruding mass, covered with normal-appearing mucosa, with outflow of pus from a shallow recess. Histopathological findings indicated that the transurethrally removed linear structure, located in the submucosa, was compatible with fish bone. A high index of suspicion should be maintained for the correct diagnosis to be made.

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