[Longitudinal division of the penis caused by an indwelling urinary catheter in a paraplegic patient].
The authors report a rare case of longitudinal section of the penis, due to an urethral catheter. The patient was paraplegic and schizophrenic. They found only six such cases in the literature. They stress the risk of such complications in psychiatric patients.
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Service de Rééducation Fonctionnelle, Hôpital Albert Chenevier, Créteil.
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D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*
Section longitudinale du pénis secondaire au port de la sonde urinaire à demeure chez un paraplégique.