Drainage Catheters are used to
- Draining urine from the urinary bladder as in urinary
catheterization, e.g., the Foley catheter or even when the urethra is
damaged as in suprapubic catheterisation.
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Drainage of urine from the kidney pelvis by percutaneous
nephrostomy[1]
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Drainage of fluid collections, e.g. an abdominal abscess
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