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Securing the Foley catheter in the nose using the valve of the device (a parenteral infusion set).
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In case 1, the blocked segment was massaged for less than a minute before the water began to flow out and the balloon deflated (Fig. 2).
Squeezing the Foley catheter with the fingertips may restore permeability of the segment of tube collapsed by the device used to secure the catheter in the nose.
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In cases 2 and 3, massaging the principal tube of the Foley catheter failed to restore the permeability of the catheter (Fig. 3).