Ureteric orifice obstruction by catheter balloon Post-TURP: A rare cause of obstructive uropathy

A 50-year-old male underwent small volume TURP for median lobe prostatic hypertrophy. Post-procedure, a 3-way urethral catheter was placed. He subsequently developed flank pain, anuria and creatinine rise. CT demonstrated bilateral obstructive uropathy. In the absence of obstructing lesions, it was...

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Published inUrology case reports Vol. 40; p. 101948
Main Authors Qin, Kirby R., Gibson, Luke, Manning, Todd G., Sethi, Kapil, Bolton, Damien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.01.2022
Elsevier
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Endourology
Foley catheter
Obstructive uropathy
TURP
Ureteric orifice
Foley catheter
TURP
UO
BPH
LUTS
Obstructive uropathy
Ureteric orifice
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Summary:A 50-year-old male underwent small volume TURP for median lobe prostatic hypertrophy. Post-procedure, a 3-way urethral catheter was placed. He subsequently developed flank pain, anuria and creatinine rise. CT demonstrated bilateral obstructive uropathy. In the absence of obstructing lesions, it was suspected that the catheter balloon may have caused obstruction of bilateral ureteric orifices. Balloon deflation (from 30 to 10 mL) and catheter repositioning resulted in rapid resolution of pain and resumption of urine output. Urologists should consider the catheter balloon as a cause of obstructive uropathy, especially after procedures where normal trigonal anatomy is disrupted.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101948