We present an extremely rare case of acute renal failure following radical hysterectomy although we inserted ureteral catheter bilaterally. A 76-year old female received bilateral ureteral catheterization prior to operation. Just after operation oliguria was admitted and serum creatinine level increased to 3.6 mg/dL. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed bilateral hydronephrosis. From ...

The CDC estimates that 12-25% of all hospitalized patients receive a urinary catheter during their hospital stay. Foley catheter failure is uncommon and Foley catheter failure associated with iatrogenic urinary bladder rupture (IUBR) is extremely rare. Symptoms are often nonspecific and thus misdiagnosis and delayed treatment is common. In this case report, we present a case of IUBR in a woman ...

Patients 218 women who were >55 years of age and living in a private residence and had involuntary urine loss >2 times/week of >1 g/24 hours; symptoms of stress, urge, or mixed incontinence; and no bacteria in their urine. Patients with bladder cancer or kidney disease, an indwelling urinary catheter, residual urine of >100 cc, or need for a caregiver were excluded. 178 patients (82%) (mean age...

fever and a rubber catheter was passed by the local doctor to relieve the bladder. About an inch and a half of the catheter was outside the external urethral meatus. Towards the end, the doctor was making suprapubic pressure to expel last portions of urine, and, on relievingthe pressure, to his utter amazement the catheter seemed to have been " sucked into" the bladder. An attempt at removing i...

Uncontaminated urine samples are indispensable to precisely diagnose urinary tract infections in new-borns or infants. Among many clinical interventions for urine collection are described, the most common noninvasive practice is using sterile bags, associated with significant contamination of samples. In children, however, invasive methods i.e. catheterization, are generally needed for reliable...

Objective: to describe our experience with a minimally invasive approach for persistent vesicourethral anastomotic leak (PVAL) after Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (LRP). Methods: from 2004 to 2011, two surgeons performed LRP in 620 patients. Ten patients had PVAL, with initially indicated conservative treatment, to no avail. These patients underwent a minimally invasive operation, consisti...

on palpation a hard mass could be felt near the anterior end of the urethra. Urethral obstruction was confirmed by failure to pass a fine rubber catheter further than the obstructing mass. The child was lightly ansesthesized and the obstructing body worked forward to the meatus by external manipulation. The meatus was incised sufficiently to expose the point of the obstruction which was then re...

A 72-year-old female bladder cancer patient presented with a history of ileal conduit urinary diversion; a urethral balloon catheter was inserted to control her urinary tract stoma. The patient, who reported a foul odor emanating from her urine for several days, visited our hospital as an outpatient when her urine bag developed a purple hue, although there was no change to the color of her urin...

We report a case of an elderly lady with a long-term suprapubic catheter who developed purple discoloration of urine around the same time as she developed intussusception. Purple urine bag syndrome is a benign condition known to be associated with intestinal stasis. However, this association with intussusception should be kept in mind before the patient is reassured.

There is scant evidence-based literature on the best strategies for short-term urinary catheter removal. This clinical trial explored the effects of an early urinary catheter clamping protocol on bladder function in neurosurgical patients. Eligible patients were divided into observation and control groups. Those in the observation group had their catheter clamped postoperatively on return to th...