Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication
A number of complications are associated with Urethral catheterization. Feeding tube is usually used forthis purpose in children. Spontaneous intravesical knotting of such urethral catheters is a known but rarecomplication. We are reporting two cases of intravesical knotting of feeding tube used to...
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A number of complications are associated with Urethral catheterization. Feeding tube is usually used forthis purpose in children. Spontaneous intravesical knotting of such urethral catheters is a known but rarecomplication. We are reporting two cases of intravesical knotting of feeding tube used to drain bladder inpatients who underwent urethroplasty.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5f5dec3d2034e4aaa28bbed46b72aee2023-05-29T03:11:44ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802010-04-0141Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable ComplicationMuhammad Talat Mehmood0Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf1Talat Mehmood2Dow University of Heath Sciences, Karachi.Department of Paediatric Surgery, Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan A number of complications are associated with Urethral catheterization. Feeding tube is usually used forthis purpose in children. Spontaneous intravesical knotting of such urethral catheters is a known but rarecomplication. We are reporting two cases of intravesical knotting of feeding tube used to drain bladder inpatients who underwent urethroplasty. https://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1297Catheter knottingurinary |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Talat Mehmood Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf Talat Mehmood Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences Catheter knotting urinary |
| title | Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication |
| title_full | Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication |
| title_fullStr | Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication |
| title_short | Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication |
| title_sort | knotting of urethral catheters a preventable complication |
| topic | Catheter knotting urinary |
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