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suprapubic

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suprapubic /su·pra·pu·bic/ (-pu´bik) superior to the pubic arch.
suprapubic
[-p(y)o̅o̅′bik]
Etymology: L, supra + pubes, signs of maturity
pertaining to a location above the symphysis pubis.

suprapubic [soo″prah-pu´bik]
above the pubes.

suprapubic
above the pubes.


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The Spanner is an alternative to indwelling catheterization, intermittent catheterization, or the use of a suprapubic tube in some patients.
Most patients will have a Foley or suprapubic catheter in place when the stress incontinence surgery is complete.
Symptoms are often nonspecific but may help identify the site of infection or inflammation (eg, periurethral symptoms suggest urethritis or vaginitis; suprapubic symptoms suggest cystitis).
 
 
 
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