Not to knot a catheter. Case report of the knotting of a suprapubic catheter.
A 20-month-old boy, who underwent left nephrectomy, had a suprapubic catheter inserted that knotted within the bladder. This case report identifies possible causes for such occurrences and how best to manage them.
Farook
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, UK. shahme.farook@leedsth.nhs.uk
Kariholu
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Kousidis
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Powlis
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D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*