Mysterious ureteral migration of a wooden toothpick from the digestive tract: case report and diagnostic considerations

Abstract

Migration of foreign bodies into the urinary tract is a rare event. In certain instances, to unravel the way that objects arrived in the urinary tract is not easy. We report the case of an accidentally swallowed wooden toothpick that migrated and was found in the left ureterovesical junction, protruding into the bladder. Even though the computed tomography scan is widely employed to evaluate the urinary tract, this resource does not have a good sensitivity for detecting foreign bodies. Our report presents an insight into the best imaging approach if wooden toothpicks are suspected. In the present case, the endoscopic treatment was possible with an uneventful outcome and a complete resolution of symptoms.

Endoscopic management of a transgastric migrated gossypiboma: A case report

“…The phenomenon of foreign body migration is rare, 18 – 20 especially in the stomach. The foreign body migrates either outwards via an enterocutaneous fistula or inwards, as in our patient’s case, into a hollow organ such as the stomach, 14 the entire intestinal tract 18 or the urinary tract, 21 and rectum. 11…”