Guérin J G, Marie L, Sibert L, Loulidi S, Grise P
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, C.H.U. de Rouen.
Prog Urol. 1996 Jun;6(3):434-5.
The authors report a case of acute urinary retention due to a knot in the the catheter, in a patient performing self-catheterization. They describe a simple technique for emergency relief of retention, by creating additional apertures in the catheter, and then discuss the preventive measures of this type of complication.