Early Screw Migration into the Bladder and Spontaneous Expulsion: A Rare Complication after Internal Fixation of the Pubic Symphysis

Labronici PJ, Pereira LF, Cabral GG, Hoffmann R, da Silva LHP and Giordano V

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Donato D'Ângelo Hospital Santa Teresa, Brazil
IOT, Hospital do Trauma, Brazil
Nova Monteiro Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, Brazil
Rede D’or São Luiz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Pedro José Labronici 

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Abstract:

The presence of a foreign body in the bladder is a relatively common finding. However, migration and early spontaneous expulsion of the screw after treatment of the symphysis pubis disjunction is considered rare. We present a report of a 64-year-old man who, after a fall from a height, presented with a disjunction of the pubic symphysis treated with two-plate fixation and presence of screw migration into the bladder and spontaneous expulsion one month after surgery.

Keywords:

Screw; Pelvic fracture; Internal fixation; Bladder foreign body

Cite the Article:

Labronici PJ, Pereira LF, Cabral GG, Hoffmann R, da Silva LHP, Giordano V. Early Screw Migration into the Bladder and Spontaneous Expulsion: A Rare Complication after Internal Fixation of the Pubic Symphysis. Clin Case Rep Int. 2022; 6: 1447.