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Misdiagnoses caused by use of indwelling urethral catheters in children with ureterovesical junction anomalies
- Source :
- International urology and nephrology. 47(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Children commonly undergo vesicograms for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). This requires urethral catheterization with transurethral replacement. We report misdiagnosed or related complications due to indwelling urethral catheters unintentionally placed in the ureter. From our computerized urology records over an 18-year period from January 1995 to May 2013, we retrospectively identified nine cases of 1850 vesicograms that had misdirection of a urethral catheter placed in a ureter. Foley catheters with inflating balloons were used to obtain the vesicograms. In all, 1850 vesicograms were performed (746 males, 1104 females; age 1 week to 14 years, mean age 3.8 years) using standard radiological techniques. Size 6–10 Fr indwelling urethral catheters were used, depending on the patient’s age and gender. In nine cases (five females, four males), a misdirected urethral catheter was discovered in one of the ureters. The urethral catheter was in the left ureter in four patients and in the right ureter in five patients. Cystoscopic examination found ectopic ureteral openings in six patients: at the bladder neck in four and just below the bladder trigone in two. Three patients in this group with ectopic ureters were followed due a misdiagnosis of VUR. The remaining three patients had grade 3 or 4 VUR. In this group, the catheter passed into the ureter because of the enlarged ureterovesical junction. In one patient with VUR, intraparenchymal fluid leakage and transient hematuria occurred due to the rapid tension increase following the fast injection of contrast with liquid to one ureter. Although placing an indwelling urethral catheter is a relatively safe procedure, complications can occur, particularly in patients with ureterovesical anomalies, such as high-grade VUR or an ectopic ureter. Using catheters with inflating balloons can cause rapid increases in tension in the ureter, and related complications.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Urology
Urethral Catheters
urologic and male genital diseases
Vesicoureteral reflux
Ureter
Catheters, Indwelling
medicine
Trigone of urinary bladder
Humans
Diagnostic Errors
Child
Retrospective Studies
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Urography
Cystoscopy
medicine.disease
Surgery
Neck of urinary bladder
Catheter
medicine.anatomical_structure
Nephrology
Child, Preschool
Ureterovesical Junction
Ectopic ureter
Equipment Failure
Female
business
Urinary Catheterization
Follow-Up Studies
Forecasting
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732584
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International urology and nephrology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2c34302f6652d5dcdf72b0ed1ba65870