A fragment of Foley catheter balloon as a cause of Bladder stone in woman

Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Aug 13:21:284. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.284.6770. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Urinary bladder calculi are rarely seen in women and any history of previous pelvic surgery must, therefore, raise suspicion of an iatrogenic etiology. According to the literature, fewer than 2% of all bladder calculi occur in female subjects and, thus, their presence should provoke careful assessment of the etiology. We report one case of a fragment of Foley catheter balloon as a cause of Bladder stone in 28 years old woman. We analyzed the diagnosis, aspect and therapeutic management of this case which is the first described in literature to our knowledge.

Keywords: catheter balloon; foreign body; intravésical; recurrent urinary tract infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / therapy
  • Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Urinary Catheterization / instrumentation