Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

Lot less body image problems with PD catheter than with either HD catheter or with graft which can be rather visible and unsightly. Abdominal catheter I think should be the first choice in ...

Abdominal compartment syndrome is a dangerous medical condition. ... To measure intra-abdominal pressure, a doctor will insert a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) in your urethra.

Among over 450 such patients, no significant difference was observed in the rate of PUR for those who received an intraoperative catheter placement versus those who did not (9.6% vs 8.5% ...

He'd had trouble urinating and defecating for about four days, and one week prior to admission, he'd been given antiviral and pain-relieving medicines for a case of shingles that was affecting his ...

A urostomy is an abdominal wall opening that allows urine to leave the body through a stoma. ... A person must drain the pouch at regular intervals using a catheter. Nephrostomy.

Abdominal lavage is used in laboratory rodents for a variety of applications but carries an inherent risk of abdominal organ laceration; therefore, personnel carrying out this procedure must have ...

Evidence-based recommendations on tunnelled peritoneal drainage catheter insertion for refractory ascites in cirrhosis. This involves inserting a catheter under the skin in the abdomen to drain excess ...