Large Encysted Vesical Calculus, Litholapaxy, Suprapubic Cystotomy

The Suprapubic Operation or Litholapaxy

To the Editor of "The Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?Lieut.-Colonel Vivian B. Bennett, in his important article 011 the treatment of vesical calculus which appeared in last November's issue of this Gazette, wrote : " In the Indian Medical Gazette of last June, Keegan has written a paper objecting strongly to the Suprapubic Operation." If Liieut.-Colonel Bennett will peruse my paper he will find ...

Use of open-ended Foley catheter to treat profuse urine leakage around suprapubic catheter in a female patient with spina bifida who had undergone closure of urethra and suprapubic cystostomy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Leakage of urine around a catheter is not uncommon in spinal cord injury patients, who have indwelling urethral catheter. Aetiological factors for leakage of urine around a catheter are bladder spasms, partial blockage of catheter, constipation, and urine infection. Usually, leakage of urine subsides when the underlying cause is treated. Leakage of urine around a suprapubic cathete...

A Case of Recurring and Encysted Vesical Calculus

A young lad by name Naranappa, aged 16 years, was admitted to this hospital on the 3rd December, 1924, for a persistent fistulous opening in the hypogastric region, through \\ hich urine \\ as always dribbling and soilin?" his clothes. On the 13th March/1921, he had been previously admitted to the same hospital for stone in the bladder, and a big stone weighing 6 drachms 13 grains was removed b...

Litholapaxy in Young Children with Suggestions for a Modified Evacuating Apparatus

It is, or should be, the ambition of every surgeon who is called to treat cases of vesical calculus, to reduce the number of cutting operations to a minimum. Especially is this true as regards young children, and anything which will tend to facilitate the rapid as well as save evacuation of debris from the bladder after lithotrity, will help to render litholapaxy the routine operation even to t...

Removal of Large Vesical Calculus by Litholapaxy