Retained Urethral Catheter Secondary to Placement in Proximal Ureter
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2016-4-10
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McGregor, Thomas B.
Sharda, Rajan
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We present an unusual complication secondary to indwelling urethral catheter placement. Routine catheter placement by the obstetrics team in a postpartum female leads to retention of the catheter and inability of its removal by both the obstetrics and urology teams. Although a retained urinary catheter is relatively common, inability to remove a catheter secondary to placement inadvertently into a ureter is extremely rare. In this paper we will discuss the options in removing a retained catheter and present our case of a retained catheter secondary to placement within the right proximal ureter.
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Thomas B. McGregor and Rajan Sharda, “Retained Urethral Catheter Secondary to Placement in Proximal Ureter,” Case Reports in Urology, vol. 2016, Article ID 9178645, 3 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/9178645