Open AccessSuprapubic catheter change, what could go wrong?
Author(s) -
Chidinma Ejikeme
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-229855
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , surgery , urinary system , vagina , urinary catheterization , urinary bladder , urinary retention
Some patients with neurological bladder dysfunction rely on suprapubic catheters (SPCs) for the management of their urinary symptoms. These catheters are usually changed without incident. However, problems can, and do, arise. We present the case of a 56-year-old woman who had a SPC change which was complicated by the catheter perforating the bladder and inflating in the vagina.