Catheter knotting in a catheterizable urinary reservoir

An 11-year-old boy with bladder extrophy was treated ultimately with an ileocystoplasty and a catheterizable stoma. In attempting to drain his bladder via intermittent catheterization, the catheter became lodged. This case details the surgical treatment of a knotted catheter in an urinary reservoir....

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 516 - 517
Main Authors Steinbecker, Keith M., Teague, J.Lynn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.03.2001
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Bladder Exstrophy - surgery
Catheter
Child
Cystostomy
Endoscopy
Foreign Bodies - etiology
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
knot
Male
Medical sciences
stoma
Urinary Catheterization - adverse effects
urinary reservoir
Urinary tract
Catheter
stoma
knot
urinary reservoir
Human
Urinary system disease
Indication
Reservoir
Stoma
Case study
Urinary bladder
Malformation
Complication
Endoscopy
Child
Fruit setting
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Summary:An 11-year-old boy with bladder extrophy was treated ultimately with an ileocystoplasty and a catheterizable stoma. In attempting to drain his bladder via intermittent catheterization, the catheter became lodged. This case details the surgical treatment of a knotted catheter in an urinary reservoir. J Pediatr Surg 36:516-517. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1053/jpsu.2001.21631