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Three-Dimensional Volume Rendering of Entrapped Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter by Granulation Tissue.

Authors :
Sugihara T
Ishikawa A
Takamoto T
Kinoshita Y
Minami T
Yamada Y
Homma Y
Makuuchi M
Source :
Urology case reports [Urol Case Rep] 2017 Mar 29; Vol. 12, pp. 64-66. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 29 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

An 87-year-old man undergoing radical cystectomy and bilateral nephrostomy visited our hospital 19 days postoperatively because of a lack of urine flow from the left 14-Fr Malecot nephrostomy catheter. The catheter was apparently firmly anchored to the kidney, and an attempt to reposition the catheter failed. Three-dimensional computed tomography volume rendering indicated a deformity of the left catheter compared with the right, implying that something was lodged in the Malecot flanges. Surgical removal of the catheter 2 days later revealed granulation tissue overbridging the Malecot wings. We cut the tissue, and the catheter was successfully exchanged.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2214-4420
Volume :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Urology case reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
28373960
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2017.03.002