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Case Reports
. 2016 May 27:7:72-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.04.015. eCollection 2016 Jul.

Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Suprapubic Catheter Placement

Patrick C Bonasso  1 , Brandon Lucke-Wold  2 , Uzer Khan  3
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Case Reports

Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Suprapubic Catheter Placement

Patrick C Bonasso et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Suprapubic catheter placement has associated complications such as bowel injury, bladder injury, or bleeding. This case describes the management of an elderly patient who had suprapubic catheter placement complicated by small bowel obstruction. The catheter had continued production of urine. Further patient treatment required abdominal exploration and bowel resection.

Keywords: Bowel obstruction; General urology; Suprapubic catheter.

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Computed tomography scan depicting small bowel obstruction with air fluid levels.
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Intraoperative image of suprapubic catheter through distal ileum.
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