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[Echo-guided punction with pistol for extraction of retained urethral balloon catheters]
F Gómez Veiga1, C García Freire, V Chantada Abal
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, España.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|January 1, 1995
Abstract
Objectives:
We report our experience with a percutaneous technique for the removal of a balloon catheter retained within the bladder, using transrectal ultrasound and the biopsy gun.
Methods:
Using ultrasound equipment with a transrectal probe of 5 mHz, we introduce the biopsy gun with an 18G needle guided by the probe. It is aimed at the retained balloon, which is deflated by punction.
Results:
We carried out this technique successfully and without complications on three patients.
Conclusions:
We believe this technique is simple, efficient and quickly resolves the problem with minimum or no morbidity.