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Which of the following is an irigation catheter used after transurethral prostatic surgery?

A. ureteral stent
B. three-way Foley
C. Robinson
D. Malecot

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Answer: B. Three-way Foley

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case of this postoperative, the catheter that is used is a Three-way Foley.

After the surgery, the physician needs to know who much blood and how much urine is going out by the urethra; and how much of those are produced after the surgery. It helps to know if the tissue is healing, I mean, if there is less blood every day, then the outcome of the surgery could be better.

The Three-way Foley also has a bag at the end that allows to measure the quantity of the urine that is expected to produce every day.

The three-way Foley is also a catheter with a balloon that inflates inside the bladder in order to keep the catheter in position, until the physician tell the patient, it is time to pull out.

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