Introduction
Foreign bodies (FBs) of the urinary bladder are common in urological
clinical practice.1,2 Most FBs in the bladder are
inserted through the urethra for sexual gratification and psychological
condition.1,2 FBs vary, including plastic forks,
spoons, metal screws and pieces of aluminum, pieces of cardboard and
paper, staplers, writing instruments, such as pens and pencils, coaxial
cables, etc.1,3 This unusual sexual act of FB
insertion into the urethra is known as “urethral
sounding.”4,5 It is generally rarer in females than
in males2 and even rarer to be inserted so deep enough
into the urethra to damage the bladder.6 Herein, we
report a rare case of a female who forcefully used a sharp hair stick
for urethral sounding until it penetrated the bladder wall.