Spontaneous knot formation impeding the removal of a silicone urethral catheter

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Mustafa, N A ^a   Lope, R J R ^a   Cheah, F C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; FLUID BALANCE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; URINE CATHETER;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LUBRICATION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SILICONES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 33745815097     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.086454     Document Type: Article

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