A suprapubic catheter can be used to drain urine from the body when there is a need to reduce the risk of complications caused by the use of a urethral catheter (inserted through the urethra).

An indwelling urinary catheter helps drain urine from your body when you can’t do it on your own. You may need one for any number of reasons: After surgery, with some cancer treatments, or if you have ...

October 24, 2006 -- Compared with clean intermittent self-catheterization after urogynecologic surgery, suprapubic catheterization results in a similar risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) but is ...