title: Review of techniques to remove a Foley catheter when the balloon does not deflate.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daneshmand
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Youssefzadeh
authors.forename: Eila C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors