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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug 24:2012:bcr2012006524.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006524.

Bowel injury after a routine change of suprapubic catheter

Antoine Kass-Iliyya  1 , Kate Morgan, Rupert Beck, John Iacovou
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Case Reports

Bowel injury after a routine change of suprapubic catheter

Antoine Kass-Iliyya et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan of the lower abdomen and pelvis showing the suprapubic catheter's baloon situated in the descending colon outside the bladder.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis on admission showing the suprapubic catheter situated in the descending colon.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis 4 weeks after removal of the suprapubic catheter with no obvious signs of malignancy or fistula.
Figure 4
Figure 4
CT scan of the pelvis showing a sigmoid loop neighbouring the antero-lateral wall of the bladder.
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References

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    1. Witham M, Martindae A. Occult transfixation of the sigmoid colon by suprapubic catheter. Age Ageing 2002;31:407–8.. - PubMed

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