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I had a foley catheter which came out with the bulb fully inflated. how is this possible? i had severe spasms for 3 days before it came out.

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Dr. Natarajan Raman answered

Multiple reasons: The bulb was probably underinflated or the valve was leaky and led to the catheter being pulled out with bulb partially inflated.

Answered 3/10/2013

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A member asked:

I had a foley catheter which came out with the bulb fully inflated. how is this possible? i had severe spasms for 3 days before it came out.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Natarajan Raman answered

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