Cystoscopic and histologic evidence of polypoid cystitis was recorded in 20 hospitalized patients with indwelling urethral catheters followed by cystoscopy, biopsies and repeated urine samples before and after catheter removal. The majority of the lesions were located in the posterior wall or dome. The lesions disappeared after removal of the catheter in 13 of the 15 patients followed for up to...

A soap-water enema was given without effect. A dorsal slit was made and the meatus was exposed. A rubber catheter proving ineffective, a small-sized metal catheter was passed very slowly and carefully and an ordinary kidney tray full of urine was drawn off very slowly. Multiple incisions on the scrotum, penis and perineum were then made, and the catheter tied up. Turpentine stupes to the abdome...

Nosocomial urinary tract infection, a common complication in surgical patients, is primarily related to the use of indwelling urinary catheters. Discontinuation of catheter usage within 2 days, whenever possible, is the cornerstone to avoiding these infections. Patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria may be treated with catheter removal only, and do not necessarily require antibiotic therapy. Pa...

BACKGROUND Strategies to decrease use of female indwelling urinary catheters and catheter-associated urinary tract infections are challenging due to the limited availability of proper fitting external collection devices. Female urinary incontinence predisposes the skin to potential pain, itching, burning, infection, or pressure injuries. CASE STUDIES This article discusses 3 patients' traject...

A 28-week preterm baby was admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Due to surfactant deficiency lung disease, he was given surfactant and ventilated. He developed urinary retention and hence was catheterized with a size 4F feeding tube. When his clinical condition improved, it was decided to remove the catheter. While it was being removed, resistance was felt halfway through the pr...

In consequence of his dread of instruments I called in another medical man who gave him chloroform, and I then passed a full-sized prostatic catheter into the bladder without any difficulty, there being an enlarged prostate bur, uo stricture, and drew off between eight and nine pints of bloody urine. Some clots remained in the bladder, and, anticipating further hasmorrhage, I advised him to sta...

tended, urine trickled out drop by drop when the patient attempted to empty it, and the patient lay suffering from symptoms of uraemic prisoning. Treatment.?All attempt to pass the catheter failed, even when patient was anassthetised. As his condition got worse, relief was given by Cock's operation, which was performed by Assistant Surgeon Duni Chand Iiai. A female catheter was introduced into ...

Feline lower urinary tract diseases are known to be life threatening conditions in cats, especially when they occur as obstructive diseases in males. Early diagnosis and treatment is necessary, otherwise it may lead to death. A 3-year-old male Persian cat was referred to the clinic with a history of anuria, lethargy, loss of appetite and exploratory cystotomy 6 months ago due to urethral obstru...

The case is that of a 39 year old G2P 1, 1 alive who presented with recurrent bleeding per vagina following 8weeks amenorrhea, Pregnancy confirmed urine test. She was married and no attempts at termination pregnancy. Ultrasound scan revealed empty uterus without any adnexea mass but gestational sac in the cervical canal an active fetus vascular flow on Doppler colour interrogation. A diagnosis ...

A 51-year-old woman is seen because of burning at the site of entry of a urethral (Foley) catheter. The catheter had been placed perioperatively for a cholecystectomy. No history of genitourinary difficulty or trauma to the area. A urine culture that revealed Escherichia coli led to a diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI), but the relationship between this infection and the physical findin...