Hannigan K, Elder J S
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kennedy Institute for Handicapped Children, Baltimore, Maryland.
Urol Clin North Am. 1988 Nov;15(4):653-60.
Children can learn to perform self-catheterization as early as their preschool years with the aid of newly developed teaching techniques. Clean self-catheterization is widely accepted and allows the child to remain dry, without infection, and independent in the management of the lower urinary tract.