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Health Encyclopedia: Urinary Catheterization

Catheters and Collection Devices

A catheter is a slim flexible tube inserted into the urethra. They are mainly used for cases of severe urge incontinence.

A catheter (a hollow tube) 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.

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Other Treatments

Foam pads (Miniguard, UroMed, Impress, Softpatch) with an adhesive coating have been developed for women with stress incontinence. They work as follows:The pad is placed over the opening of the... Read more »

Stress Incontinence

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Urinary Tract Infection: Introduction

...the upper urinary tract at the same time as cystitis. Click the icon to see an image of the kidney.Urethritis. When infection is limited only to the urethra, the infection is known as urethritis.... Read more »

Diagnosing Urinary Incontinence

Less than half of patients who have urinary incontinence tell their doctor about the problem. In many cases, patients simply feel that incontinence is part of the aging process. And, in... Read more »

Urinary Tract Infection: Causes

CausesThe bacterial strains that cause UTIs include:Escherichia (E.) coli is responsible for 75 - 90% of uncomplicated cystitis cases in younger women and in more than half the cases in older women... Read more »

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