Removal of Retained Foley Catheter in Bladder with Novel Use of Ureteral Catheter: Lasso Technique
Received 6 August 2007; accepted 17 December 2007. published online 12 March 2008.
Numerous and varied foreign bodies have been described in the lower urinary tract. Techniques previously used to remove these objects have included open and endoscopic removal. We present a novel endoscopic technique using a ureteral catheter as a lasso to remove a retained foreign body, in this case a retained Foley catheter.
Department of Urology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Reprint requests: Mark D. Sawyer, M.D., Department of Urology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Room H947, Cleveland, OH 44109.
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