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Suprapubic cystostomy: a bizarre complication of catheter migration causing ureteric obstruction
Pankaj P Dangle1, James Tycast, Evalynn Vasquez
1Department of Urology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO.
Abstract:
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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