Background Irrigation or washouts of the bladder are usually performed in various clinical settings. In the 1980s Elliot and colleagues argued that urothelial damage could occur after washouts and ...

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Citric acid 6.602g, glucono-delta-lactone 198mg, magnesium carbonate 3.177g; per 100mL; irrigation soln (pH 3.85). Dissolution of renal or bladder calculi composed of apatite or struvite in select ...

In the 1980s, Elliot and colleagues argued that urothelial damage could occur after washouts and irrigations of the bladder. The authors measured the rate of exfoliation of urothelial cells following ...