The Wayward Catheter
Monday, November 13, 2000
A while back Yurah Bachtiar was repeatedly getting sick. She made repeat visits to the doctor. However, this woman of 51 never imagined that the culprit could possibly be a catheter tube left in her body for two and a half years.
The 40-centimeter long tube was installed during electrocorporeal shock wave lithotrity, also known as ESWL, a treatment to break up a kidney stone without an operation. It was inserted three years ago at Pondokindah Ho
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