Intra-vesical knot of bladder catheter in an extremely low birthweight neonate: A case report

• Main Authors: Paula M.Y. Tang (Author), Kenneth L.Y. Chung (Author), Yvonne C.L. Leung (Author), Judy W.S. Hung (Author), Clarence C.W. Liu (Author), Nicholas S.Y. Chao (Author), Michael W.Y. Leung (Author), Kelvin K.W. Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Premature and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates are at high risk of developing multiple co-morbidities and often require urinary catheterization for various medical indications. Intra-vesical knotting of bladder catheter is a known but uncommon complication of this procedure. We report a ca...