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=== Incontinence and urethral damage === | === Incontinence and urethral damage === | ||
* '''Urinary incontinence is commonly observed in patients with neurogenic bladder''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Urinary incontinence is commonly observed in patients with neurogenic bladder''' | ||
* '''Freedom from indwelling catheters is a priority in the management of neurogenic bladder''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Freedom from indwelling catheters is a priority in the management of neurogenic bladder''' | ||
* Reports on urethral complications from indwelling catheters are scarce, but more common than for patients on CIC | * Reports on urethral complications from indwelling catheters are scarce, but more common than for patients on CIC | ||
* '''Complications related to an indwelling catheter include:''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Complications related to an indwelling catheter include:''' | ||
** '''Men: urethral strictures, false passages, diverticuli, periurethral abscesses, urethrocutaneous fistula, and iatrogenic traumatic hypospadias''' | ** '''Men: urethral strictures, false passages, diverticuli, periurethral abscesses, urethrocutaneous fistula, and iatrogenic traumatic hypospadias''' | ||
** '''Women: urethral dilation, erosion, and potentially destruction''' | ** '''Women: urethral dilation, erosion, and potentially destruction''' | ||