Intravesical knotting of a feeding tube used as a urinary catheter
Sujijantararat, P.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 90(6): 1231-1233
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 17624224 Document Number: 13215
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.
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