A Foley folly: Unintended proximal urethral catheterization and balloon inflation causing urethral injury during suprapubic cystostomy exchange

Abstract Urinary catheter dysfunction is a common emergency department presentation for patients with neurogenic bladders. Many of these patients have cystostomies requiring routine suprapubic catheter exchange. On complication of outpatient catheter replacement, patients are often sent to the emerg...

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Main Authors: Zachariah G. Hatoum, Scott M. Alter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12059