Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Surgical Diagnosis, Vol. 2
For dilating strictures of the ureter Kelly also uses dilating catheters of metal ten inches in length, in sizes from 25 to 6 mm. In diameter. The metal catheters are conveniently constructed, like a Thompson's searcher, with a ?at surface on the handle, indicating the direction of the tip of the catheter, ending in a small, curved tube, with a little metal plug, such that the flow of urine from the ureter may be stopped temporarily if desired. In inspecting the interior of the bladder or catheterizing the ureters of the female by Kelly's method, the patient should be prepared by a thorough evacuation of the bowels, the external genitals should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, as for a surgical operation. The patient should empty her own bladder in the squatting or sitting position immediately before the examination.
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