Bladder catheterization, female
A catheter (a hollow tube, often with an inflatable balloon tip) may be inserted into the urinary bladder when there is a urinary obstruction, following surgical procedures to the urethra, in unconscious patients (due to surgical anesthesia, coma, etc.), or for any other problem in which the bladder needs to be kept empty (decompressed) and urinary flow assured.
Review Date: 08/17/2006
Reviewed By: Neil D. Sherman, MD, Urologist, Essex County, NJ. Review provided
by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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