
Duration of urethral catheterization after urethroplasty: how long is enough?
Author(s) -
Filip Poelaert,
Willem Oosterlinck,
AnneFrançoise Spinoit,
Nicolaas Lumen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
minerva urology and nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2724-6442
pISSN - 2724-6051
DOI - 10.23736/s0393-2249.16.02639-4
Subject(s) - urethroplasty , medicine , extravasation , surgery , catheter , indwelling catheter , urethral stricture , urethra , immunology
To report the impact of duration of urethral catheterization (DUC) on the rate of extravasation on voiding cysto-urethrography (VCUG) and the subsequent need of catheter replacement in urethroplasty.