Insertion of an intraurethral catheter rather than an indwelling urinary catheter reduced the incidence of urinary tract infection by 84% in older men with prostatic obstruction.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It's one of the things about a hospital stay that men loathe, and that infectious bacteria love: the urinary catheter. Now, a new study shows that a less-unpleasant option for ...

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These catheters pose no safety issues in female patients. However, a standard catheter must be used with male patients. If men wrongly receive a female device, the ‘balloon’ – which should be in the ...

Prostatic artery embolization or PAE is a minimally invasive treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused ...

Guidewire exchange can be used for suspicion of catheter-related infection without local signs of infection at the insertion site and provided adequate cultures are obtained for further evaluation.

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The procedure may involve inserting a catheter into an artery before injecting a special dye and taking imaging scans, such as an X-ray. They may refer to this as an invasive angiography.

Insert a device to create scar tissue on the back wall of the left atrium, from outside your heart With this hybrid procedure, your electrophysiology team will be working on the catheter ablation ...

Following the successful launch of Luja with Micro-hole Zone Technology, a next generation intermittent catheter for men, Coloplast is now launching Luja for women. “So far, we have received gre ...

Using a disposable catheter, you insert a thin tube into your urethra and draw off the urine into the toilet. This is something you do many times a day, as needed.