Inadvertent placement of a Tenckhoff catheter into the urinary bladder.

Abdominal plain radiographs showed that the Introduction Tenckhoff catheter was positioned in the pelvis. Cannulography suggested that the coil tip was present Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is in the urinary bladder, and this was confirmed by an usual method of maintenance therapy for patients cystography (Figures 1, 2). with end-stage chronic renal failure. This technique is not free from complications. The most important are infectious (peritonitis, tunnel or exit-site infections). However, mechanical and technical problems must be considered, because they are a significant source of morbidity. An important group of these mechanical complications are related to insertion of the catheter. Urinary bladder perforation is a rare complication which has been reported only in 12 instances. Herein we report a new case.