Peterson’s patient came for a “CT-guided placement of a suprapubic drain.” The National Library of Medicine explains that “a suprapubic catheter (tube) drains urine from your bladder.

Of these participants, 10 patients underwent suprapubic catheterization and 20 were fitted with the conventional Foley catheter. Catheters were removed after 7 days, and urethral symptoms were ...

Marshall, Marchetti and Krantz 10 in 1949 described a suprapubic operation ... co-workers leave their catheters in place for seven days. My first experience with this procedure occurred in October ...

The first of its kind, the low-profile suprapubic catheter is engineered to offer a more discreet and comfortable option for patients who rely on suprapubic catheterization. Whereas a traditional ...