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. 2007 Jun 12;7:1004–1006. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2007.169

Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter

S A Farook 1,*, U Kariholu 1, G Kousidis 1, M Powlis 1
PMCID: PMC5900527  PMID: 17619782

Abstract

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.

Keywords: suprapubic catheter, urethral catheter, knotting


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