Patent urachus repair - Risks
Alternative Names
Patent urachal tube repair
Risks:
Risks for any anesthesia are:
Risks for any surgery are:
Additional risks for this surgery are:
- Bladder infection
- Bladder leaks -- if this happens, a catheter (thin tube) is inserted into the bladder to drain urine. It is left in place until the bladder heals
- Reviewed last on: 2/22/2009
- Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Frimberger D, Kropp BP. Bladder anomalies in children. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 121.