PubMed · 965211
Non-deflating Foley catheter.
Abstract
The different methods of removal of a non-deflating ureteral catheter were compared with the stylet technique. Two hundred and sixty randomly selected catheters were tested. Overdistention of the balloon with water or air and chemically induced rupture of the balloon produced fragments of various sizes in almost 100%. Our stylet technique failed to demonstrate any of the complications reported in the literature i.e., chemical or mechanical injury to the bladder or retained rubber fragments causing stone formation.
Explore related subjects
Keep this discovery
Explore connections, maps & timelines
H U Eickenberg, M Amin, J Clark. 1976. Non-deflating Foley catheter.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02082214
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.