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A 10-year-old boy had a sewing needle the same length as a Twix removed through his penis after it got stuck in his urethra.
The unnamed child, from Iran, was taken to A&E after he shoved the 9cm-long object inside shaft and struggled to get it out for more than three hours.
Doctors who treated the boy said he had pushed the needle into his urethra, which carries urine and semen, with the blunt end first.
It's unclear why he did so but the medics noted a number of possible reasons including curiosity, pleasure or a brief psychological episode.
But they said he had no history of mental health issues. The circumstances around the incident, revealed in the journal Urology Case Reports, are scarce.
X-rays revealed the sharp object was in a position which made it difficult to extract using normal methods, such as pushing it out of the penis.
After giving the boy anaesthetic to
