Posterior epistaxis and the undeflatable Foley's urinary catheter balloon.
A rare complication relating to the use of a Foley catheter in the control of posterior epistaxis is described. The balloon failed to deflate after the catheter had been in place for 32 hours and per-oral removal was required.
Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.
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Choy
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John
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van Hasselt
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx