OBJECTIVE To review the results of the operative treatment of posterior urethral injuries in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 29 children (25 boys and two girls, age range 3-14 years) with injuries to the posterior urethra were admitted to this department over 14 years. Twenty-three patients presented immediately after trauma and six were referred after unsuccessful attempt(s) at sur...

Trichobezoar is a rare condition whereby a hairball is found in the human stomach or gastrointestinal tract, most frequently in young women, mainly in association with a psychiatric disorder. Trichobezoar cases have also been reported in the bladder and represent a rare complication of foreign bodies, called "hair nidus or hair ball," in patients with chronic catheter. Approximately 10% to 15% ...

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...

Urethral catheterization is a technique frequently used in the pediatric emergency department. Intravesicular knotting of the catheter is a rare but potentially preventable complication that can involve significant morbidity. However, because of the relative rarity of this complication there remains a persistent lack of awareness in the pediatric clinical community. The risk of intravesicular c...

The macroscopic and microscopic features of the urothelial response of the human urinary bladder to urethral catherisation are described. The catheter reaction is characterised by a predominantly eosinophilic inflammatory response producing, macroscopically, a papillary mucosal appearance termed polypoid cystitis. The severity of the epithelial inflammatory response correlates significantly wit...

Study design, materials and methods Simulated birth trauma was induced by vaginal distension (VD) with an inflated balloon catheter for 4 hrs in the vagina of female SD rats. Human recombinant IGF-1 (hrIGF-1) (50 and 150μg/kg/day) or vehicle (saline) was continuously delivered from 1 day before VD using subcutaneous osmotic pumps. At 4 and 7 days after VD, the effect of hrIGF-1 was examined by ...

Abstract Catheters are commonly used in hospital treatment, but most of the medical materials production catheters hydrophobic, with high surface friction and weak antibacterial properties, so a large amount money is spent on treatment catheter‐related urinary tract infections worldwide every year. To improve comfort patients, weaken damage between urethra, reduce economic burden, coating ureth...

Infant feeding tubes (IFT) have been universally used as urethral catheters in neonates and children for several decades. Though generally a safe procedure, it may cause significant morbidity if the catheter spontaneously knots inside the bladder. We report this complication in three children including a neonate.

Urethral perforation due to a foreign body self-inserted into the urethra is quite rare, although such foreign bodies themselves are not uncommon in clinical urologic practice. Two cases of a self-inserted urethral foreign body leading to anterior urethral perforation have been reported in the English-language literature. However, there are no case reports of urethral perforation or penetration...