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An Apparatus for Helmstein's Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment
Author(s) -
MONGA L. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1976.tb06640.x
Subject(s) - distension , balloon , balloon catheter , medicine , service (business) , general surgery , surgery , management , business , marketing , economics
Summary A new method of producing a balloon catheter for distension of the bladder is presented and an appropriate infusion set for the balloon is described. Various advantages and disadvantages have been discussed. I wish to express my sincere thanks to: Mr J. W. Eadie, FRCS, FRCS(Ed.) Consultant Surgeon, and M r J. D. C. Kelly, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, for their encouragement to develop the apparatus described; Dr Myers, FFA, RCS, for his help in administering epidural anaesthetic; Theatre Sisters and the Staff for providing useful help during experimentation; Mrs Border, the Medical Photographer; Mrs Williamson, the Medical Secretary, for her help in drafting this article.