Spiculated Bladder Calculi : The Culprit for Repeated Catheter Failure

We report on the case of a frustrated 90-year-old gentleman who was seen in the Accident and Emergency department for the third time in four days with failure of his long-term urethral catheter. He reported that the catheter simply “fell out” with the balloon deflated. On each occasion previously, t...

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Published in:Case reports in urology 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-3
Main Authors: Wek, C., Fox, Thomas Peter, Muir, G. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Antibiotics
Bladder
Case Report
Catheters
Infections
Urogenital system
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Summary:We report on the case of a frustrated 90-year-old gentleman who was seen in the Accident and Emergency department for the third time in four days with failure of his long-term urethral catheter. He reported that the catheter simply “fell out” with the balloon deflated. On each occasion previously, the catheter had been reinserted in A&E and the patient discharged home. These repeated visits to A&E were understandably a source of much frustration for the patient and his family. On the third presentation, plain abdominal radiography demonstrated a large spiculated bladder calculus.
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2013/346891