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Terminal ileum perforation from a misplaced percutaneous suprapubic cystostomy.

Wu CC, Su CT, Lin AC

Department of Medical Imaging, Shin Kong, Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, 95 Wen Chang Road, Taipei, Taiwan 111.

Iatrogenic bowel injury is a recognized complication of percutaneous suprapubic cystostomy. In the present report, we report an unusual case of small bowel perforation caused by a misplacement of suprapubic catheter into terminal ileum. For safe placement of a suprapubic catheter, the patients must have an adequately distended bladder and be placed in Trendelenburg position that allows safe extraperitoneal puncture of the bladder.

Published 14 May 2007 in Eur J Emerg Med, 14(2): 92-3.
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