Intravesical knotting of a feeding tube used as a urinary catheter.
Urethral catheterization is a common procedure among pediatric patients. Intravesical knotting of a polyethylene feeding tube used as a urethral catheter is rare. This report described such a complication in an infant who had urethral catheterization with 5 Fr feeding tube. Removal of the catheter necessitated cystotomy. This complication is preventable if the feeding tube is inserted only as short as possible to retrieve urine.
Sujijantararat
Phichaya
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Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. sipsj@mahidol.ac.th
D015653:Cystectomy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*