THE USE OF UREA FOR DISSOLUTION OF URINARY MUCUS IN URINARY-TRACT RECONSTRUCTION

Authors
BUSHMAN W HOWARDS SS
Citation
W. Bushman et Ss. Howards, THE USE OF UREA FOR DISSOLUTION OF URINARY MUCUS IN URINARY-TRACT RECONSTRUCTION, The Journal of urology, 151(4), 1994, pp. 1036-1037
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
The Journal of urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225347
Volume
151
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1036 - 1037
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(1994)151:4<1036:TUOUFD>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Increased urinary mucus is common after urinary tract reconstruction i nvolving the use of bowel segments. This mucus can prove troublesome w hen it interferes with emptying of the bladder reservoir, particularly in the prepubertal boy, in whom a small catheter must be used. We rep ort a rapidly effective, nontoxic, inexpensive method of dissolving ur inary mucus by periodic instillation of a concentrated urea solution.