title: Preventing iatrogenic injury from inadvertent intracranial migration of a urinary foley catheter while controlling profuse epistaxis after severe craniofacial trauma.
abstract: The massive nasopharyngeal bleeding that may accompany complicated comminuted fractures of the craniofacial bones can be controlled by pressure tamponade using an inflatable urinary Foley catheter. However, inadvertent intracranial catheter penetration poses a serious risk in such situations. Management of a relevant case is described, and a simple preventive measure is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsiang-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Sung-Tai
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Der-Cherng
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hung-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed