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.

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Main Authors: S. A. Farook, U. Kariholu, G. Kousidis, M. Powlis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.169
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spelling doaj-art-d804f46de3294443a1086aeb77dd73e22025-02-03T07:25:28ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2007-01-0171004100610.1100/tsw.2007.169Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic CatheterS. A. Farook0U. Kariholu1G. Kousidis2M. Powlis3Department of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UKDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UKDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UKDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UKA 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.169
spellingShingle S. A. Farook
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Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter
The Scientific World Journal
title Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter
title_full Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter
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title_full_unstemmed Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter
title_short Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter
title_sort not to knot a catheter case report of the knotting of a suprapubic catheter
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.169
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