Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication

Authors

  • Muhammad Talat Mehmood Dow University of Heath Sciences, Karachi.
  • Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf Department of Paediatric Surgery, Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
  • Talat Mehmood Department of Paediatric Surgery, Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords:

Catheter knotting, urinary

Abstract

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.

Downloads

Downloads

Published

2010-04-12

How to Cite

Talat Mehmood, M. ., Sajjad Ashraf, M., & Mehmood, T. . (2010). Knotting of Urethral Catheters: a Preventable Complication. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 4(1), 38–39. Retrieved from https://jduhs.jduhs.duhs.edu.pk/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1297

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1

Section

Case Report

License

Copyright (c) 2021 Muhammad Talat Mehmood, Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf, Talat Mehmood

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Articles published in the Journal of Dow University of Health Sciences are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0/. This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium; provided the original work is properly cited and initial publication in this journal.