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Unintended Foley's catheter placement into the ureter: A case report
Mohammad Al-Zubi1, Mazen Mohammad Falah Alheyassat2, Mohammed Alhasan3
1Department of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Introduction:
Foleys catheter insertion is among the most common urological procedures performed by urologists.
Case Presentation:
Here we present a case diagnosed with neurogenic bladder before 3 years and she was on long-term indwelling Foleys catheter since that due to urge incontinence and changes her catheter regularly every 10 to12 weeks, where the tip of the catheter was found in the right vesico-ureteric junction with hydronephrosis of the right kidney.
Discussion:
The two most commonly encountered complications of Foley catheter placement are urethral injury and retention of the Foley balloon in the urethra. Misdirection of Foleys catheter into the ureter is a rare complication. Up to our knowledge, only twenty cases have been reported in literature.
Conclusion:
One should keep in mind that inadvertent insertion into the ureter can occur, especially in female patients with neurogenic bladder.
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