A 22-year-old man has made it into the (medical) history books, after having a pair of three-inch tweezers removed from his urethra.

According to a recently released report from the Urology Case Reports, the object was lodged there for four years.

The patient told doctors he had no urological symptoms, fevers or chills as a result of the object being in his body.

He also said he was able to pass urine normally.

According to the report: "His physical examination showed a non-distended bladder, normal external urethral meatus, and a palpable long foreign body from the mid-shaft of the penis to beyond the penoscrotal junction.

"X-rays of the pelvis and ascending urethrogram showed a metal forceps approximately 8cm length in the anterior urethra."

It also noted that this was a case of "self insertion".

The patient, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken to the operating room and put under general anesthesia.

The metal forceps was successfully removed with the aid of an external pressure technique.

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The report says this technique is recommended "to aid extraction without injuring the urethra any further."

At the end of the procedure, there was no need to insert a urethral catheter.

It was recommended for the patient to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, but he refused.

Instead, he went home and did not follow up with the outpatient department.