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Failure of Catheter Balloon to Deflate

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First on Call for Urology

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Occasionally you may faced with the problem of a Foley catheter that cannot be removed. The cause of this is almost invariably a failure of the Foley balloon to deflate, despite attempts to with-draw the water from the balloon.

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Carruthers, R.K. (1991). Failure of Catheter Balloon to Deflate. In: First on Call for Urology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12258-5_12

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12258-5_12

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London

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