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Decipher This Bladder Instillation Situation

Published on Tue Sep 13, 2022

Question: My urologist placed a 16-French foley catheter without any issues. The patient’s bladder was emptied. My urologist instilled gemcitabine for one hour; the catheter was plugged. After one hour, the gemcitabine was emptied out, and docetaxel was instilled via the catheter. The patient will urinate out the docetaxel after one hour. The patient will follow up next month for the [...]
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