Burrowing of Urinary Bladder Wall by the Tip of a Size 22 Fr Silicone Foley Catheter in an Adult Male Patient With Multiple Sclerosis and Suprapubic Cystostomy: Should Caution be Exercised in Using a Size 22 Fr Silicone Foley Catheter for Long-Term Drainage of Neuropathic Bladder?
Presented by:
Cases Journal / Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L Hughes, Paul Mansour and Bakul M Soni
Summary points:
A 55-year-old with multiple sclerosis presents with profuse bypassing 1 week after undergoing insertion of a size 22 French catheter for his neuropathic bladder to prevent blockages and consequent bypassing of urine. This case report describes the patient's history, findings from physical examination and cystogram, and treatment outcome. The authors discuss the spectrum of inflammatory changes seen in the mucosa of neuropathic bladder in patients with spinal cord injury.
Burrowing of Urinary Bladder Wall by the Tip of a Size 22 Fr Silicone Foley Catheter in an Adult Male Patient With Multiple Sclerosis and Suprapubic Cystostomy: Should Caution be Exercised in Using a Size 22 Fr Silicone Foley Catheter for Long-Term Drainage of Neuropathic Bladder?
