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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.01.063.
Epub 2010 Apr 9.
Lost and now found: retained straight catheter for 20 years
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Lost and now found: retained straight catheter for 20 years
Urology.
2011 Jan.
Abstract
A literature review of PubMed reveals that 1 case report is found of a retained Foley catheter for 3 years. We report a case of a straight catheter lost in the urethra and forgotten for 20 years and its safe surgical removal. The calcified straight catheter was removed through a perineal urethrostomy and incision at the meatus and fossa navicularis. A Foley catheter was inserted easily into the urethra for drainage. At last follow-up, 7 weeks after surgery, the patient was voiding successfully without any difficulties.
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