Identifier: diseasesofkidney01kell (find matches)
Title: Diseases of the kidneys, ureters and bladder, with special reference to the diseases of women
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Kelly, Howard A. (Howard Atwood), 1858-1943 Brödel, Max, 1870-1941 Burnam, Curtis Field, 1877-
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Publisher: New York, London : D. Appleton and company

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FiG. 265.—Emptying of Hydronephrgtic Sac by Bimanual Pressure, with RenalCatheter in Place. In hydronephroses, even of moderate degree, great accelerationof the flow is often produced b)^ pressure with two hands, as shown. tion, pressure be brought to bear on the side of the hydronephrosis, it cansometimes be made to empty itself more rapidly. This procedure with theureter already catheterized is shown in Figiire 265. In early hydronephroses the cystoscoj)ic examination alone not only does DIAGNOSIS. 541 not give a positive diagnosis, but does not even suggest it. Here the next stepin the diagnosis, namely, catheterization, which should he carried out in allcases, becomes absolutely imperative. Catheterization of the Ureters.—Catlictcrization of the ureters can be carriedout by any of the means described in the chapters on Catheterization. It is ofgreat practical help to follow some set plan after the catheterization. When

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