Puncture of a nondeflatable Foley balloon using ultrasound guidance.
A simple and safe method of releasing a nondeflating Foley balloon urinary catheter is by puncturing the balloon with a 22-gauge Chiba needle via a suprapubic approach under real-time ultrasound guidance.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*