[A Foley-type catheter with a steerable tip].
Permanent bladder catheterization for medical or social reasons increases the risk of complications, especially urinary infection. We evaluated the usefulness of the balloon catheter with a steerable intravesical tip in reducing the volume of residual urine between the bladder neck and the balloon of the conventional Foley catheter. The results show that this new catheter affords no additional advantage over the conventional catheter.
García-Matres
M J
MJ
Servicio de Urología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, España.
Cárcamo
P I
PI
Cózar
J M
JM
Martínez-Piñeiro
L
L
Moreno
J A
JA
Avellana
J A
JA
Gastón de Iriarte
E
E
Hervás
S
S
Martínez-Piñeiro
J A
JA
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*
Sonda de tipo Foley con extremo dirigido.