The 2 day BAPU course was held at Cambridge Queens College. National experts discussed all aspects of paediatric Urology.
The 2 day BAPU course was held at Cambridge Queens College. National experts discussed all aspects of paediatric Urology.
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After the test is complete the patient is discharged and is free to go back to normal lifestyle, although it is adviseable to increase fluid intake for several days afterwards. The procedure may cause discomfort, bleeding in the urine, or urinary infection. If the procedure is done under GA it usually involves admission to hospital for a day, but not overnight. It is not adviseable for the patient to be alone or drive/operate machinery for 24 hours after a general anaesthetic. The same risks of discomfort, bleeding or infection apply as with a LA procedure, but as with all procedures carried out under general anaesthetic, there are risks of heart, lung or thrombosis problems.
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A stent can cause problems, such as pain in the kidney on passing urine, a feeling of needing to pass urine more often than normal, discomfort, infection or bleeding in the urine. Stents are usually only used for short periods of time and should not be left for more than 6-12 months without removing or changing. Removing a stent usually requires a cystosopcy under local anaesthetic, at which point the stent can be grasped and pulled out, without too much discomfort.