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Reminder of important clinical lesson
CASE REPORT
Urine producing peritoneal dialysis catheter
  1. Musa Elgaali,
  2. Olukayode Abiola,
  3. Helen Collinson,
  4. Sunil Bhandari
  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Hull York Medical School, Kingston-upon-Hull, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Olukayode Abiola, abiolaolukayode{at}doctors.org.uk

Summary

Insertion of a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter into the bladder is a rare complication of PD. Herein, we describe a case of an adult patient undergoing PD tube insertion who was found to have the catheter in the urinary bladder. He was treated with PD catheter removal, prophylactic antibiotics and repair of the bladder wall. This report gives a timely reminder of and the need to check for urinary bladder distension prior to PD catheter insertion surgery. Perforating injuries should be considered in patients with symptoms related to the urinary tract and free flow of fluid from the PD tube.

  • renal system
  • urinary and genital tract disorders
  • perioperative care
  • dialysis

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219844

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    • Contributors ME and OA: planning, conduct and reporting. HC: reporting. SB: planning, conduct and reporting and responsible for the overall content as a guarantor.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.