Literature DB >> 8496649

Posterior epistaxis and the undeflatable Foley's urinary catheter balloon.

A T Choy1, D G John, C A van Hasselt.   

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.

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Year:  1993        PMID: 8496649     DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100122443

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Laryngol Otol        ISSN: 0022-2151            Impact factor:   1.469


  2 in total

1.  [What to do if incompressible bleeding from a stab wound occurs in EMS and ER? Temporary control with a Foley catheter].

Authors:  D Doll; S Lenz; A Lieber; T Handke; A Stettbacher; M Glapa; W Düsel; E Degiannis
Journal:  Unfallchirurg       Date:  2006-10       Impact factor: 1.000

2.  Removing nasal packing in epistaxis: what to do in the case of an undeflatable foley catheter balloon.

Authors:  Fernando Pena Gaspar-Sobrinho; Mariana D Moreira; Cibele G Bicalho; Hélio A Lessa
Journal:  Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol       Date:  2013-10-25
  2 in total

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