Abstract

The indwelling urethral catheter is an important adjunct in modern medical treatment and transurethral endoscopic access is frequent in Urology. In addition, in females, stress urinary incontinence often mandates procedures involving the urethra, and occasionally the bladder neck. Considering these factors, the paucity of published data about the normal female urethral length is surprising. 123 female patients (age 18-80 years) admitted at a tertiary care centre, for any non-Urological indication, between January 2019 and April 2020, who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria, were included in the study. The urethral length was estimated by measuring the exposed segment of an indwelling Foley catheter and subtracting it from the total catheter length (measured from the base of balloon to the ‘Y’ junction). The mean urethral length noted was 3.9 cm (2.5-6.5 cm).

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