Balloon bursting: Transurethral puncture of a Foley catheter balloon

Stephanie F. Smith; Anup Sengupta

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Balloon bursting: Transurethral puncture of a Foley catheter balloon

Stephanie F. Smith, Anup Sengupta

Norwich Medical School

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We describe the case of a 76-year-old male who presented with a retained Foley catheter. On the initial attempt to deflate the Foley catheter with a syringe attached to the inflation port, no fluid was aspirated. Using a flexible cystoscope passed alongside the catheter, the balloon was punctured under direct vision with an intravesical needle passed through the cystoscope working channel. We discuss this innovative and safe method for balloon puncture via the transurethral route that can be achieved in the urology outpatient or endoscopy suite.

Original language	English
Article number	rjaa588
Journal	Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Volume	2021
Issue number	1
Early online date	29 Jan 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa588
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

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