[Juvenile urologic foreign body extraction].

Foreign bodies are rarely found in the urethra and bladder of children. Generally, they are first observed at the start of puberty. Severe complications may occur, even involving the upper urinary tract. Therefore, foreign bodies should be removed as early as possible. Even in infancy it is possible to extract foreign bodies by transurethral approach. When such an extraction is carried out, injuries to the urethra, especially in male children, must be avoided. When difficulties arise during the transurethral procedure suprapubic removal should be preferred. Urinary tract infections which nearly always accompany the presence of foreign bodies in the urinary tract should be treated with antimicrobials.