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Case of the Day
Case of the Day
A 45-year-old man with a history of chronic liver disease complicated by ascites was referred from a private hospital for further management. He had presented with hematuria. A Foley’s catheter had been inserted during his prior hospitalization.
A 45-year-old man with a history of chronic liver disease complicated by ascites was referred from a private hospital for further management. He had presented with hematuria. A Foley’s catheter had been inserted during his prior hospitalization.
Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis shows disruption of the wall of the urinary bladder ; the bladder partially filled. The Foley’s bulb is seen entering the peritoneal cavity through the bladder wall defect. There is gross ascites.
Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis shows disruption of the wall of the urinary bladder ; the bladder partially filled. The Foley’s bulb is seen entering the peritoneal cavity through the bladder wall defect. There is gross ascites.
A Foley catheter is named after Frederic Eugene Basil Foley, an American urologist. He designed the original self-retaining balloon catheter in the 1930s. The design was later adopted and manufactured by C.R. Bard, Inc., who named it in his honor.
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