A non-deflatable bladder catheter was diagnosed when only about 0.5 mL of liquid could
be aspirated from the balloon, and the catheter is blocked in the bladder outlet or
prostatic urethra by the undrained balloon. The cause for this is considered to be
the obstruction of the balloon inflation channel and it mainly occurs in the latex
catheter [
[1]
,
[2]
]. Because the latex catheter is made of soft material, the inflation tube is compressed,
curved and deformed while adapting to the male urethral anatomy [
[3]
]. Hence, even a fine particle could block the tube. We present a novel and non-invasive
method that requires no special devices and can be done in the emergency department
(ED).Keywords
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Publication History
Published online: April 08, 2018
Accepted:
April 6,
2018
Received in revised form:
April 6,
2018
Received:
April 3,
2018
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