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Revista mexicana de urología
versión On-line ISSN 2007-4085versión impresa ISSN 0185-4542
Resumen
HIJAZO-GASCON, Daniel et al. Inadvertent urinary catheter placement in the ureter: A report on two cases and a literature review. Rev. mex. urol. [online]. 2020, vol.80, n.1, e09. Epub 17-Ene-2022. ISSN 2007-4085. https://doi.org/10.48193/rmu.v80i1.557.
Background:
Bladder catheterization is one of the most frequent procedures in Urology, but it is not exempt from complications.
Relevance:
Unintentional Foley catheter placement in the ureter is a rare occurrence that can produce serious complications. Few cases are described in the literature.
Case report:
We present herein two cases of inadvertent Foley catheter balloon inflation in the ureter. Case 1: an 85-year-old-patient with an indwelling Foley catheter was admitted to our emergency department due to abdominal pain in the hypogastrium, dysuria, and diagnosis of septic shock from extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli. Case 2: a 75-year-old patient underwent transurethral resection of the bladder and presented with persistent hematuria and abdominal pain in the postoperative period.
Conclusion:
Unintentional urinary catheter placement in the ureter is an unusual complication and a diagnostic challenge that should be suspected in the presence of abdominal pain after bladder catheterization.
Palabras llave : Iatrogenic; Bladder catheterization; Ureteral trauma; Case report.