The Phantom Urine: An Unexpected Finding during a Routine Cesarean Section

We present here an atypical finding during an elective repeat cesarean section. Despite urine flow through an indwelling bladder catheter, bladder remains distended during the whole procedure. Unexpected anatomical variations and malformations can make routine surgery challenging. Urinary tract anom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pagnozza, Maria, Achtari, Chahin, Meuwly, Jean-Yves, Baud, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24707418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/575032
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Sumario:We present here an atypical finding during an elective repeat cesarean section. Despite urine flow through an indwelling bladder catheter, bladder remains distended during the whole procedure. Unexpected anatomical variations and malformations can make routine surgery challenging. Urinary tract anomalies should be suspected in cases of unexpected difficult bladder catheterization.

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