What Would a Suprapubic Catheter Indwelling for 4 Years Be Like? A Case Report.

A 35-year-old male of 165 cm height and weight of 65 kg, had a suprapubic catheter indwelling for 4 years without replacement for urethral stricture. The catheter became gradually obstructed, and urine leaked out around the suprapubic catheter. A lumbar abdominal distension, an inferior abdominal mass and renal failure prompted him to seek medical attention in our hospital in September 2018. This clinical case is hereby presented from 3 aspects of imaging, lab examination, and operation.

Urology. 2019 Jan 29 [Epub]

Kun-Ru Yang, Shui-Qing Wu, Ke-Qin Zhou, Men-Jiang Tu, Xiaokun Zhao, Ran Xu

Department of Urinary Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China., Department of Urinary Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: xiaokunzhao@csu.edu.cn.