A man was rushed into hospital after shoving a battery into his penis.
A man needed medical surgery after shoving a battery into his penis
The 49-year-old Iranian man had to be treated by medics after he inserted a AA battery into his urethra. It is understood that the battery had been in his penis for over a day until he went to a hospital in Tehran complaining about obstructive urinary symptoms.
The battery was removed without surgery after 24 hours but the man was sent to hospital again five months later as it had caused urinary blockage complications in his penis that required surgery.
The medical team said that urethral foreign bodies are rare with a variety of causes, including psychiatric illness and intoxication.
They wrote: "The battery was removed without surgery after 24 hours.
"In this case, the presence of a battery in the urethra for 24 hours caused severe and progressive damage to the urethra and corpus spongiosum."