Review of techniques to remove a Foley catheter when the balloon does not deflate.
Failure of a Foley balloon to deflate may be caused by a faulty valve mechanism, blockage of the inflation channel, or, rarely, crystallization of the fluid within the balloon. We discuss the approach to successful management and present a stepwise algorithm to remove the catheter safely and expeditiously.
Daneshmand
Siamak
S
Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Youssefzadeh
David
D
Skinner
Eila C
EC
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors