Knotted urethral catheter in an 80-year-old woman: prevention and management of this unusual complication.
Intravesical catheter knotting represents a rare event, especially described in paediatric literature. We report a case of a catheter knot, occurring in an 80-year-old woman, managed by means of sustained traction.
Sighinolfi
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MC
Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. sighinolfic@yahoo.com
De Stefani
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S
Micali
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S
Mofferdin
A
A
Beato
A
A
Ferrari
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N
Bianchi
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G
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*