Procedure for Changing a Suprapubic Catheter (SPC or SPT)
The initial insertion of a suprapubic catheter (SPC), a procedure referred to as a suprapubic cystostomy, can be performed under local or general anesthesia with a trocar system, using …
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The 2024 ESMO annual meeting included a session on prostate cancer, featuring a discussion presentation by Dr. Niven Mehra discussing three abstracts including “Efficacy and safety of …
2024 Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) Annual Meeting
SUO 2024 Prostate Cancer. SUO 2024: Joseph A Smith, Jr. Mentorship Award Lecture; SUO 2024: Debate – Management of Localized Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer: Salvage Radical …
Indwelling Catheter Definition & Types - UroToday
What is an Indwelling Catheter? An indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), generally referred to as a “Foley” catheter, is a closed sterile system with a catheter and retention balloon that is inserted …
Suprapubic (SP) Urinary Catheter (SPC or SP Tube [SPT]) - UroToday
Background: Suprapubic catheterization (SPC) is placement of a hollow tube, a urinary catheter, into the bladder through a small incision in the avascular midline of the rectus sheath in the …
2025 World Congress of Endourology and Uro-Technology (WCET)
The World Congress of Endourology and Uro-technology annual meeting is a forum for the worldwide advancement and dissemination of minimally- and non-invasive urologic surgical …
ESMO 2024: Xaluritamig, a STEAP1 x CD3 XmAb 2+1 Immune …
(UroToday.com) The 2024 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Congress held in Barcelona, Spain between September 13 th and 17 th was host to the session Poster 1598 …
Indwelling Urinary Catheter-related Problems - UroToday
There are other non-infectious IUC-related adverse effects that occur the longer an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), particularly a transurethral IUC, is used for bladder drainage. They …
Complications - UroToday
Catheter related problems due to an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) have existed as long as urinary catheters have been utilized. This section will review IUC complications: infectious …
Upcoming Events for Urologists and Oncologists - UroToday
The International Prostate Cancer Update (IPCU), founded in 1991, is a multi-day, CME-accredited conference focused on prostate cancer treatment updates, with international faculty …