Urihesive: a new aid in the management of urinary incontinence in male paraplegic patients.
Our past practice with incontinent paraplegic patients has been to attach to the penis the sheath incorporated in urinary drainage devices by means of Elastoplast tape. Frequent development of skin lesions due to local irritation, and the necessity to wind Elastoplast tightly around the penis, which may produce urethral diverticula, has led us to use Urihesive to attach the sheath to the urinary drainage device. Urihesive has been used continuously for several months in 18 paraplegic patients. It has proved to be highly superior to Elastoplast, for the following reasons: It produces a better seal, resulting in no leakage of urine, and has better elasticity; it prevents the development of skin lesions and aids healing to existing lesions; there is no urethral constriction and the patient is more comfortable.
D000269:Adhesives; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D010413:Penis; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology
D000269:Adhesives