Man has padlock removed from inside his bladder

An X-ray photo shows the object being trapped inside his body. Photo / Supplied

A man from south-east China reportedly had a padlock stuck in his bladder after inserting it into his penis.

The small lock was said to have travelled down the man's urethra, the passageway between the bladder and the external part of the body, the Daily Mail reports.

Doctors are set to cut an opening on the patient's bladder to have the object removed in days to come.

According to Pear Video, the man inserted the lock into his body at his home in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, on November 14.

Photo / supplied

The man, whose name has not been revealed, apparently told the doctor that he had a habit of "playing with his sexual organ".

An X-ray photo shows a complete padlock stuck inside his the bladder.

A neurosurgeon told Pear Video that the patient would require a surgical operation to have the padlock removed.

The operation is scheduled to take place in days to come.

"Basic check-ups are completed," said the doctor.

He then added: "We will make an incision at his bladder and take the padlock out from his body."