Alum Irrigation for the Control of Massive Bladder Hemorrhage

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Nov 1982Alum Irrigation for the Control of Massive Bladder Hemorrhage Edward B. Ostroff and Oran W. Chenault Edward B. OstroffEdward B. Ostroff More articles by this author and Oran W. ChenaultOran W. Chenault More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)53282-6AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Massive bladder hemorrhage is a clinical problem with numerous etiologies and modalities of treatment, all of which have proved to be successful in certain instances. During the last 24 months we have used continuous closed irrigation of a 1 per cent alum solution in 6 patients. 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