Misadventure by foley urethral catheter resulting in ureteric obstruction

Late displacement of central venous catheter resulting in vascular obstruction.

Malignant ureteric obstruction relieved by dexamethasone.

A case is described where dexamethasone relieved tumour-induced ureteric obstruction with improvement in the biochemical abnormalities and clinical features of post-renal failure. Such intervention is not always appropriate but may be of great value in symptom control. Because of this and similar applications, corticosteroids are finding increasing favour in the palliative care of patients with...

Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction

Pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction is defined as a partial or total blockage to urinary outflow from the renal pelvis into the proximal ureter causing dilatation of the collecting system and potentially progressive renal damage, if left untreated [1]. The PUJ obstruction is the most common site of obstruction in the upper urinary tract of children. Before the advent of ultrasonography, t...

Effect of Foley Catheter in Prepration of Cervix for Delivery

Abstract The aim of this study was comparing the efficacy of induction of labor using balloon Foley catheter with conventional Oxytocin infusion method in cases of unfavorable cervix. 60 pregnant women that had an indication for induction of labor with a singleton vertex fetuses, intact membranes, and bishop score lower than 4 interred in this study and allocated in one of two induction method...

Urinoma in a Newborn with Double Obstruction: Posterior Urethral Valve and Pelvi Ureteric Junction Obstruction - Causing Diagnostic Dilemma

There are few cases reporting urinoma secondary to posterior urethral valve (PUV) in literature. Urinoma secondary to a pelvi ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction is very rare. We report a newborn with urinary ascites in whom both PUV and PUJ obstruction co-existed causing a diagnostic dilemma.