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Guide wire knot during double J catheter insertion: case report
Eduardo Useros Rodríguez1, Ignacio Tomás Castillón Vela, María Eugenia León Rueda
1Urology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. eduseros@yahoo.es
Objective:
To report one case of intrapyelic loop of a guide wire during double J catheter insertion.
Methods:
We report the case of a 24 year-old female, with the diagnosis obstructive uropathy secondary to pelvic tumor who required double J catheter insertion for urinary diversion. A loop of the guide wire was formed during the procedure which was finally solved without aggressive measures.
Results:
We report the case of a rare complication appeared during urinary catheter insertion procedure, as well as a review of the current literature.
Conclusion:
The use of guide wires and endourological catheters is not free of complications that may require aggressive measures to be solved.
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