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A 36-year-old man was hospitalized for self-insertion of a metallic body into the urethra. The self-inserted foreign body (SFB) was removed by endoscopic means; psychiatric evaluation of the patient showed a disturbed schizoid personality.
After a review of the current literature, including clinical features, diagnostic manoeuvres and methods of treatment of SFB, the authors suggest that a psychiatric evaluation is always recommended in order to discover mental underlying disorders, thus reducing the risk of recurrence.
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Costa, G., Di Tonno, F., Capodieci, S. et al. Self-introduction of foreign bodies into the urethra: A multidisciplinary problem. International Urology and Nephrology 25, 77–81 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552258
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