title: Incidentally Discovered Foley Catheter Placement Into a Transplanted Kidney.
abstract: Although unusual, placement of a Foley catheter into the renal pelvis or ureter has been reported. Proposed predisposing factors for errant placement include pre-existing hydronephrosis or congenital ureteral orifice enlargement. We report a case where aberrant placement of a Foley catheter into the renal pelvis of a transplanted kidney was detected by ultrasound in a patient being evaluated for acute kidney injury. The Foley had been in place for 2 weeks. This is the only reported case we are aware of involving accidental catheterization of a transplant's renal pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: ajbrad@gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sozener
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D019737:Transplants / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*