@Article{,
AUTHOR = {J. C. Forde, R. G. Casey, R. Grainger},
TITLE = {An unusual penpal:  case report and literature review of posterior urethral injuries secondary to foreign body insertion},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {16},
YEAR = {2009},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {4757--4759},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v16n4/62158},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {We report the case of a 57-year-old male who attended the emergency department after inserting a ballpoint pen into his urethra 24 hours earlier during a sexual encounter. Rigid cystoscopy was performed and confirmed the foreign body to have caused a partial rupture of the posterior urethra. It was subsequently removed using a combination of graspers and stone retrieval baskets.

Self insertion of foreign bodies into the urethra is often as a result of psychiatric disturbance, alcohol intoxication or as a means of sexual gratification. Posterior urethral injuries are more commonly associated with pelvic trauma and iatrogenic injuries. Injury secondary to self insertion of a foreign body is infrequently reported. Temporary insertion of a urethral catheter may be necessary. We reviewed the literature in relation to this unusual problem.},
DOI = {}
}