FOR DIFFICULT CATHETERIZATION
When urethral catheterization proves difficult, bypass prostate swelling due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate tumor, or external mass by using a 10-cc syringe to inject normal saline into the catheter lumen while pushing the Foley catheter at the same time.—Dilip P. Ghodasara, MD, Charleston, W.Va. I have never tried this trick. My favorite technique for…