Suprapubic cystostomy: a bizarre complication of catheter migration causing ureteric obstruction

Auteurs-es

  • Pankaj P. Dangle Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO
  • James Tycast Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO
  • Evalynn Vasquez Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO
  • Brian Geary Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO
  • Micheal Chehval Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.934

Résumé

Suprapubic catheters are used routinely for bladder drainage; however,
complications are commonly reported. These complications
could be attributed to surgical technique or the catheter itself.
Complications related to surgical technique can be controlled and
reduced, but catheter-related complications are unavoidable and
unpredictable. We report a rare catheter-related complication leading
to obstruction of the ureter in a solitary kidney in a patient
with neurogenic bladder and voiding dysfunction managed with
suprapubic catheter drainage.

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Bibliographies de l'auteur-e

Pankaj P. Dangle, Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO

James Tycast, Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO

Evalynn Vasquez, Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO

Brian Geary, Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO

Micheal Chehval, Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO

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Dangle, P. P., Tycast, J., Vasquez, E., Geary, B., & Chehval, M. (2013). Suprapubic cystostomy: a bizarre complication of catheter migration causing ureteric obstruction. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 4(5), E127-E128. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.934

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Case Report