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The need for postoperative bladder drainage in gynecologic surgery and the optimal method to accomplish it remain subjects of some controversy. Although the use of catheters for bladder drainage is many centuries old, modern techniques for continuous drainage began when Foley introduced the self-retaining balloon catheter in 1937.1 A similar catheter, used for achieving hemostasis following prostatectomy, was described by him 10 years earlier. The use of the catheter had numerous clear advantages over previous methods. There was no need for repetitive catheterizations, and the latex material irritated the urothelium far less than other materials. In addition, there was significantly less urethral trauma since positional changes caused less catheter movement.
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Brock, E., Andrew Fantl, J. (1986). Postoperative Bladder Drainage. In: Buchsbaum, H.J., Walton, L.A. (eds) Strategies in Gynecologic Surgery. Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4924-5_16
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