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British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, 175-176
© 2006 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/13576050
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Misleading positioning of a Foley catheter balloon

S Abadi, MD 1 O R Brook, MD 1 E Solomonov, MD 2 and D Fischer, MD 1

1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel , 2 Department of Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel


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  		Figure 1. Axial CT scan of the pelvis at the level of the urinary bladder(a) before and (b) after opacification with contrast material demonstrates a partially filled bladder with an inflated catheter balloon situated outside and close to its anterior wall.

 

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  		Figure 2. Axial CT scan at the same level as in Figure 1Go performed after repositioning of the catheter in the bladder demonstrates a distended bladder with a diverticulum arising from its anterior wall.

 




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