To the Editor: A simple procedure can have devastating consequences when performed incorrectly. The Video in Clinical Medicine demonstrating male urethral catheterization (May 25 issue) 1 covers many ...

March 23, 2009 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Interns just starting their yearly rotation get little if any training on how to insert urethral catheters and, as a result, can cause unnecessary damage to the ...

It's one of the things about a hospital stay that men loathe, and that infectious bacteria love: the urinary catheter. Now, a new study shows that a less-unpleasant option for male hospital patients ...

A urethral stricture is a thick scar that forms along the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body through the penis. The buildup of dense scar tissue causes the urethra ...

Getting rid of routine bladder catheterization improved outcomes for people undergoing atrial fibrillation (Afib) ablation, a single-center randomized trial showed. Use on an as-needed basis, rather ...