Iatrogenic placement of a Tenckhoff catheter in the bladder of a diabetic patient after penectomy.
The placement of permanent peritoneal catheters for dialysis of patients with renal failure is safe and has been popular since its modification by Tenckhoff. The majority of complications associated with these catheters are infectious in nature, manifesting as peritonitis or insertion site skin infections. Occasionally, serious complications may occur. We report the iatrogenic placement of a Tenckhoff catheter in the bladder of a penectomized patient. Consideration to this surgically altered lower genitourinary tract may have avoided this rare complication as well as aided in the postoperative management of this patient.
Urology Service, East Orange Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Jersey.
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Bamberger
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D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D001743:Urinary Bladder