Open AccessAn unusual complication of foley catheterization in a child: Urethral foreign body
Author(s) -
Yeliz Kart,
Emine Bilaloğlu,
Levent Duman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_232_20
Subject(s) - medicine , foley , foley catheter , urethra , foreign body , complication , surgery , balloon , foreign bodies , urinary catheterization , catheter
Iatrogenic urethral foreign bodies are rare conditions in clinical practice, and the relevant data are limited to adult cases in the literature. In this paper, we presented a pediatric case in which a fragment of Foley catheter balloon remained in the posterior urethra.