IMPROVISED SUPRAPUBIC CATHETERIZATION USING A LAPAROSCOPIC PORT IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE ON CHRONIC URINARY RETENTION: A CASE REPORT
Background: Suprapubic catheterization (SPC) is an essential procedure for urinary diversion when urethral catheterization fails. Standard SPC kits may not always be available in low-resource settings, necessitating improvised but safe approaches.¹
Case Presentation: We report the case of a 69-year-old male with a history of hypertension and benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) who presented with acute on chronic urinary retention and bleeding per rectum.
Intervention: Following a failed urethral catheterization attempt, an improvised SPC was successfully performed using a laparoscopic port and trocar.
Conclusion: This case demonstrates that improvised SPC techniques can offer safe and effective urinary diversion where standard equipment is unavailable.²⁻⁴
