Suprapubic catheterisation can improve some patients’ quality of life but the insertion procedure, as well as changing and managing the catheter, carry risks of infection and other negative patient ...

Suprapubic catheterisation is generally considered a safe procedure. It can, however, be associated with complications including haematuria. It is usually self-limiting and easily treated with ...

THE association of megalobladder and megaloureters with megacolon has been reported. 1–3 Twenty-two of our patients with Hirschsprung's disease were studied with cystometrograms; in 12 patients the ...

A 64-year-old male patient was referred to our clinic with fatigue and clinical signs of anemia. He was suspicious of having prostate cancer due to distinctly elevated serum PSA values. MR ...

Spinal cord injuries have a profound effect on bladder as well as bowel function. There are several patterns of bladder dysfunction that develop. The problems that occur are very dependent on how the ...

The cutaneous catheterizable ileocecocytoplasty is a surgery that we have found to be very successful here at University of Utah Health. In this surgery the bladder is expanded with large bowel from ...

Often patients cannot gauge the extent to which they have incomplete bladder emptying, but it has been shown that those who suspect that they have this problem are often correct. [2] It is therefore ...