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An easy method of deflating a blocked Foley balloon
Author(s) -
Bui Hai T.,
Agarwal Dinesh,
Clarke Anita
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02551.x
Subject(s) - medicine , foley , balloon , foley catheter , surgery , balloon catheter , catheter
Blocked Foley balloons are occasionally encountered by many urological surgeons. A number of methods of removing a blocked balloon catheter have been advocated. They are usually invasive, time and resource consuming and often ineffective. A non‐invasive, reliable and safe technique of deflating a blocked catheter balloon by inserting a Glidewire through the balloon channel is reported in the present paper.