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Case Reports
. 1978 Oct;12(4):427-8.
doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90295-9.

Ether cystitis

R L Lebowitz, E L Effmann
Case Reports

Ether cystitis

R L Lebowitz et al. Urology. 1978 Oct.

Abstract

Two children are reported in whom chemical cystitis developed when ether was used to dissolve a Foley catheter balloon that would not deflate. The irritative effects of ether and preventive measures are discussed.

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