Submitted June 18, 2014; revision received July 17, 2014; accepted July 31, 2014. computed tomography images in patients with elevated serum creatinine concentrations.1,2 Urinary output without proper catheter positioning can persist if the catheter tip is located beyond the membranous external urethral sphincter.3 The patency and proper placement of urinary catheters should be confirmed in the...

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...

To describe the novel technique of ventral inlay substitution urethroplasty for the management of male anterior urethral stricture disease. A 58-year-old gentleman with multifocal bulbar stricture disease measuring 7 cm in length was treated using a ventral inlay substitution urethroplasty. A dorsal urethrotomy was created, and the ventral urethral plated was incised. The edges of the urethral ...

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...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) is a relatively common infection, especially among older people with long-term indwelling urethral catheter. The term CA-UTI is used to refer to symptomatic urinary tract infection in individuals with indwelling catheters [1]. In general, less than 30 days with an indwelling urinary catheter is considered short term while 30 days or more is d...

We report a case of idiopathic elephantiasis of penis. A 41-year-old man was refered to our hospital with a painful penile swelling and severe miction pain. He had no particular past or familial history, and had never been to tropical or semitropical region. Physical examination showed a prominent swelling and flection of his penis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a significant thickening o...

Section 1: definition of CAUTI & Introduction of epidemiology of CAUTI: catheter-associated urinary tract infection means after patients with indwelling catheter or occurred within 48 hours of urinary tract infection when pull out urethral catheter. UTI is one of the most common nosocomial infection. The 70–80% caused by indwelling catheter. There are 12–16% inpatients of adult hospital need to...

Laparoscopic multi-visceral resection in patients with T4 colorectal cancer remains controversial. A 73-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for rectosigmoid cancer directly invading the urinary bladder trigone without distant metastasis. We successfully performed complete resection by laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration while preserving the anus. After laparoscopic mobilization of t...

Abstract Introduction Urethral catheterisation is a procedure frequently done in the hospital by medical personnel. Appropriate documentation necessary to ensure safe clinical care and reduce risk of litigation. Method We randomly reviewed electronic notes patients seen on-call urology team who had urethral catheter inserted September 2020. Reviewing trust’s guidelines, we considered that appro...

PURPOSE To evaluate the hypothesis that a 7-day period of indwelling catheter after radical retropubic prostatectomy is effective and safe without the need of performing cystography. METHODS In the period from January of 2000 to July of 2002, 73 patients underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy, and these patients were prospectively randomized in 2 groups: Group 1-37 patients who had the ur...