A case of traumatic urethral stricture complicated by periurethral abscess while awaiting delayed urethroplasty.

INTRODUCTION

We report a case of bulbar urethral injury complicated by periurethral abscess due to inappropriate suprapubic catheter management.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old man with bulbar urethral injury due to perineal trauma was referred to our hospital, and a suprapubic catheter was inserted for initial management. Although he was instructed to connect the catheter to the urine collection bag, he connected a plug to the catheter. As a result, he developed periurethral abscesses due to extravasated urine from the injured urethra, requiring percutaneous drainage and prolonging the time to definitive urethroplasty for the urethral stricture.

CONCLUSION

It is essential that the suprapubic catheter be connected to a urine collection bag rather than a plug to keep the bladder as empty as possible and to minimize extravasation of the urine from the injured urethra.