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Urethral and Suprapubic Catheters

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Urological Prostheses, Appliances and Catheters

Part of the book series: Clinical Practice in Urology ((PRACTICE UROLOG))

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The need and ability to drain retained urine from the bladder has been recognised from prehistoric times. Man’s ingenuity was nowhere better exemplified than in the variety of materials and objects used to catheterise the urethra. Reeds and straws were commonly used. The Chinese accomplished the task with the dried, rolled up, outer leaves of a species of onion. In the eastern Mediterranean the Sumerians, Babylonians and Egyptians used gold and silver to manufacture catheters. Metal catheters were also recovered in the excavations at Pompeii. Galen devised an “S”-shaped catheter which indicated his clear understanding of the natural curves of the male urethra.

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  2. St. Peter’s Hospitals, London, UK

    John P. Pryor MS, FRCS (Consultant Urologist) (Consultant Urologist)

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Bishop, M.C., Lemberger, R.J. (1992). Urethral and Suprapubic Catheters. In: Pryor, J.P. (eds) Urological Prostheses, Appliances and Catheters. Clinical Practice in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1461-1_4

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