Suprapubic catheter knotting: an unusual complication.
We describe a case of true knotting of a suprapubic catheter in a 25-month-old boy who underwent surgery for urethrocutaneous fistula as a complication of a distal penile hypospadias repair. This unusual complication was probably attributable to an excessive length of catheter being inserted into the bladder, thereby allowing it to bend onto itself.
Gardikis
Stefanos
S
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece. sgardik@med.duth.gr
Soultanidis
Chrissostomos
C
Deftereos
Savas
S
Kambouri
Katerina
K
Limas
Christos
C
Vaos
George
G
Vaos
Christoshimas George
CG
Touloupidis
Stavros
S
Polychronidis
Alexandros
A
Simopoulos
Constantinos
C
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*