...are used to filter the body’s waste products. The procedure involves placing a dialysis catheter into the abdominal cavity. A special fluid is delivered through the catheter to wash the...
...where the catheter will be inserted. The doctor also usually injects numbing medicine along the entire affected vein. The injections may cause a bit of discomfort, but once the numbing...
...have less need for a catheter. Following a laser procedure on the prostate, the patient will just require a catheter to assist in urination for only 24 hours or less....
...performed by inserting a catheter with an inflatable balloon into an artery. Once the catheter passes the clot, the balloon is inflated, and the clot is removed as the catheter...
...A hole is drilled in the skull, through which a thin tube (catheter) is inserted into a brain ventricle. Another catheter is positioned under the skin behind the ear and...
...of other possible treatment methods such as: Foley catheter method This method involves passing an un-inflated Foley catheter down the esophagus until it passes the foreign body. The catheter is...
...Diagnostic endoscopy Metal detectors Treatment of foreign body ingestions Endoscopic treatment Medication Surgery Other treatment methods Foley catheter method Bougienage method Manual removal Flushing techniques Preventing a foreign body ingestion...
...to the body. Blood is obtained from a vein and returned through an artery. For a patient to undergo hemodialysis, a catheter can be inserted into the large vein either...
...gland are most commonly affected but men of every age can get bacterial prostatitis. Men who have diabetes, a weak immune system, an indwelling urinary catheter, or who self-catheterize (use...
...Diagnosing a foreign body ingestion Imaging tests Diagnostic endoscopy Metal detectors Treatment of foreign body ingestions Endoscopic treatment Medication Surgery Other treatment methods Foley catheter method Bougienage method Manual removal...
