Small-bowel obstruction caused by a long-term indwelling urinary catheter.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The first known case report of a small-bowel obstruction caused by a long-term indwelling Foley catheter is presented. The balloon of the catheter passed into and obstructed the lumen of the distal ileum through a vesicoenteric fistula created by chronic irritation. With the exception of recurrent urinary-tract infections, complications of urinary catheters are rare. The patient presented a diagnostic dilemma that was solved with a preoperative computed tomographic scan.
Medical subject headings
- Catheters, Indwelling
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Urinary Catheterization