The name of the Foley catheter comes from the designer, Frederic Foley ... The most commonly utilized indwelling transurethral and suprapubic catheters range from 14 to 16Fr in both adult females and ...

The advent of rubber vulcanization, by Goodyear in 1844, improved the firmness and durability of the catheter, and allowed for mass production. Latex rubber became available in the 1930s. Dr. Frederic ...

Background Iatrogenic catheter induced coronary artery dissection is a rare but life threatening complication. The incidence has been reported to be 0.1%. Objective To estimate the incidence, ...

When we reviewed the X-ray film, there was a radio-opaque shadow with a smooth contour in the region of urinary bladder. On careful examination this shadow was continuous with a radio-opaque line ...

Given her presentation, she was resuscitated according to protocol, which included the insertion of a Foley catheter by the ED staff. The patient was then taken to the radiology department for a CT ...

Objectives Evaluation of gynecologic malignancy may be complicated by FDG accumulation in urinary bladder. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of foley catheter placement on bladder ...