Abstract
Introduction: Migratory foreign bodies make a separate group of intravesical foreign bodies and any object in vicinity of bladder may migrate into it. Material and methods: Retrospective analysis of migratory intravesical foreign bodies which were treated over last five year, done and discussed with the available literature. Results: Different foreign bodies reported to migrate into the bladder through different route. In most of the cases, they present with minimal lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) which are often ignored by patients and clinicians; and it is the haematuria which draw medical attention. With time they encrustate into stone but rarely seen to migrate further. Conclusion: Almost any foreign body in lower abdomen may migrate into urinary bladder through almost any possible route, from where they rarely migrate further. Bladder remains as an ideal receptacle to retain them for long with encrustation.
Highlights
Migratory foreign bodies make a separate group of intravesical foreign bodies and any object in vicinity of bladder may migrate into it
A variety of foreign bodies have been reported to be lodged in urinary bladder and the most are self-inserted by the patient itself out of curiosity or autoerotic stimulation or as a complication of a surgical procedure or instrumentation [1,2]
Hospital records of patients who were treated for intravesical foreign bodies over last three years were retrospectively obtained and those patients, who had evidence of foreign body migration to bladder were selectively analysed and available literature over in situ migration of foreign bodies reviewed
Summary
Migratory foreign bodies make a separate group of intravesical foreign bodies and any object in vicinity of bladder may migrate into it. History itself is very suggestive of diagnosis in most of such cases. Unlike these self inflicted or post instrumentation foreign bodies, there are conditions where objects reach into the bladder following migration from the vicinity which used to be highly unpredictable. Presentation in such cases is often delayed and confusing. We are discussing here nine cases of five different foreign bodies; each migrated from a different route into the bladder
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