Intraperitoneally Placed Foley Catheter via Verumontanum Initially Presenting as a Bladder Rupture.
10.3346/jkms.2011.26.9.1241
- Author:
Omer A RAHEEM
1
;
Young Beom JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of California San Diego, California, United States.
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Urethral Catheter;
Complication;
Bladder Perforation;
Intraperitoneal
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Cystostomy;
Humans;
Male;
Peritoneum;
Rupture/diagnosis;
Urinary Bladder/*injuries/*surgery;
*Urinary Catheterization
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2011;26(9):1241-1243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Since urethral Foley catheterization is usually easy and safe, serious complications related to this procedure have been rarely reported. Herein, we describe a case of intraperitoneally placed urethral catheter via verumontanum presenting as intraperitoneal bladder perforation in a chronically debilitated elderly patient. A 82-yr-old male patient was admitted with symptoms of hematuria, lower abdominal pain after traumatic Foley catheterization. The retrograde cystography showed findings of intraperitoneal bladder perforation, but emergency laparotomy with intraoperative urethrocystoscopy revealed a tunnel-like false passage extending from the verumontanum into the rectovesical pouch between the posterior wall of the bladder and the anterior wall of the rectum with no bladder injury. The patient was treated with simple closure of the perforated rectovesical pouch and a placement of suprapubic cystostomy tube.
