What is urinary catheterization in men

Ureteral intubation can be used for the diagnosis and treatment of urological diseases in the clinic, and it is widely used in the clinic. 1. Diagnostic purpose: It can be used for the determination of bladder capacity and residual urine; aseptic method to take urine specimen for bacteriological examination; monitoring of urine volume in critical patients; cystography and urethrogram; bladder water injection leakage test to check whether the bladder is ruptured; probing the urethra for stenosis and length of stenosis, and urethral length determination. 2. Therapeutic purpose: It can be used for chronic urinary retention caused by various reasons, such as urethral trauma, urethral stenosis, urethral stone, etc.; bladder drug perfusion; indwelling catheterization before surgery; intractable urinary incontinence; urethral trauma; preventing urethra from diverting urine after bladder and urethra surgery to promote wound healing; placing triple-lumen balloon catheter for compression of hemostasis and bladder irrigation after prostate surgery. 3. Contraindications: including acute urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis and other lower urinary tract infections in the acute stage, severe urethral stenosis, after severe urethral injury. 4. Complications: may cause urethral injury, bleeding, bacteremia, sepsis, bladder spasm, bowel injury, bladder perforation and other complications. It is recommended that patients with the need for catheterization go to a regular hospital in a timely manner, and be operated by a healthcare professional.