Emergency management of the nondeflating Foley catheter balloon.
Inability to remove a self-retaining (Foley) catheter may result from failed attempts to deflate its balloon. In this article, the authors review the causes of inability to deflate Foley catheters as well as the various techniques for their removal.
Khan
S A
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Department of Urology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794.
Landes
F
F
Paola
A S
AS
Ferrarotto
L
L
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004630:Emergencies; D004724:Endoscopy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods