Control of Surgical Incontinence by Means of the Portsmouth Valved Catheter

Abstract

The electrocardiographic changes are not those usually associated with hypercalcaemia. The pattern does, however, closely resemble that found in some patients suffering from vitamin-D poisoning. Such electrocardiographic changes may possibly result from lesions of the myocardium or coronary arteries.The possibility exists that residual coronary artery damage from idiopathic hypercalcaemia in early childhood may persist into later life.

Management of the Bladder in Acute and Chronic Disorders of the Nervous System

“…This could have been prevented by taping the drainage tubing to the thigh or abdomen, in a relaxed position. I n treatment of the established condition, the doubleballoon Portsmouth catheter (Foley 1959) has proved to be very helpful in some of my cases. The outer balloon presses against the vulva, and so keeps the inner one firmly up against the bladder-neck.…”