Acute ureteral obstruction as a complication of suprapubic catheterization.

Urol Radiol

Department of Radiology, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI 48201.

Published: March 1988

Suprapubic cystostomy catheters are an important tool for the management of patients who require urinary drainage. Although complications occur after the procedure, they are usually minor. A case of acute obstruction at the ureterovesical junction caused by a suprapubic cystostomy catheter tip is presented.

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