Catheter knotting in a catheterizable urinary reservoir.
An 11-year-old boy with bladder extrophy was treated ultimately with an ileocystoplasty and a catheterizable stoma. In attempting to drain his bladder via intermittent catheterization, the catheter became lodged. This case details the surgical treatment of a knotted catheter in an urinary reservoir.
Division of Urology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
K M
KM
Steinbecker
J L
JL
Teague
D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003559:Cystostomy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*