title: Endoscopic removal of knotted urethral catheter: a point of technique.
abstract: Urethral catheter knotting is a rare complication of the simple and widely practiced clean intermittent self-catheterization. We report the endoscopic retrieval of a retained knotted feeding tube in a 12-year-old child. Various factors leading to such a rare complication and a new minimal invasive technique are described. To the best of our knowledge this technique has not been previously reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. dograpn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nabi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012648:Self Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*