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Balloon cuffing and management of the entrapped Foley catheter
Mark L Gonzalgo1, Patrick C Walsh
1James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-2101, USA.
Urology
|April 3, 2003
Abstract:
We have experienced the inability to remove silicone Foley catheters even after complete deflation of the balloon. This potential complication can result from cuffing of the catheter balloon. We present a description of this phenomenon and approaches for successful management of a Foley catheter that has become entrapped due to balloon cuffing.