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Posterior epistaxis and the undeflatable Foley's urinary catheter balloon
A T Choy1, D G John, C A van Hasselt
1Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
A rare complication relating to the use of a Foley catheter in the control of posterior epistaxis is described. The balloon failed to deflate after the catheter had been in place for 32 hours and per-oral removal was required.