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In and out catheterisation; how safe?

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Author would like to thank the all her pediatric surgical colleagues, anesthetists, OT staffs, and radiology staffs of igich bengaluru, karnataka. Manuscript has not been previously published in whole or in part or submitted elsewhere for review.

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Aihole, J.S. In and out catheterisation; how safe? . World J Urol 40, 875–877 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03573-6

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