Open AccessIntravesical knotting of feeding tube used as urinary catheter in an infant
Author(s) -
Mamatha Basavaraju,
Ninan Zachariah,
Ramya Radhakrishnan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric urology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-2969
DOI - 10.14534/pucr.2016520787
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary catheter , tube (container) , urinary system , catheter , surgery , anatomy , materials science , composite material
Infant feeding tube is commonly used to temporarily drain the bladder in pediatric population. A case is described where the tube got knotted inside the bladder probably due to over insertion or bladder spasm caused by irritation of catheter.
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