You can use a Coude tipped catheter if you can insert a regular straight catheter. Using a PVC catheter for this makes it easier to control. Just be...
So sorry you are dealing with this. It would be important to get rid of your urine colonization with whatever bacteria prior to having your surgery. ...
I looked at these at a product fair and was not impressed. Might work for some, but little ability to adjust and the "cushion" was totally inadequate...
Cologuard may not reveal the presence of possible pre-cancerous lesions such as polyps, unless they are bleeding. The gold standard for bowel cancer...
Did you get studied for stones in your kidneys or ureters, not just you bladder? Struvite stones are much more likely to be in the kidney pelvis. If...
The pons is part of the brain. While pontine strokes can result in quadriplegia, it is not a part of the spinal cord, and thus, is not a spinal cord...
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