The removal of a balloon catheter for intestinal obstruction needs to be done in the hospital by a healthcare professional and should not be done on your own.
When the contents of the intestine cannot pass through smoothly, it is called intestinal obstruction. There are many reasons for intestinal obstruction, such as malformation and adhesion of intestinal wall, acute enteritis, loss of peristaltic ability of intestinal tract, etc. In clinic, it can be treated by surgery, conservative treatment and balloon catheterization of intestinal obstruction, etc., which need to be decided by doctors according to the condition of the patients, their condition, location of intestinal obstruction and other factors.
Some patients may experience severe abdominal distension during conservative treatment such as medication, and at this time, intestinal obstruction balloon catheter can be chosen to assist in the treatment. It is usually inserted from the nasal cavity by medical personnel through radiologic, interventional, or endoscopic means, and reduces the patient’s discomfort by draining the intestinal contents proximal to the obstruction.
The later extraction of the balloon catheter for intestinal obstruction also needs to be operated by medical personnel, and the root of the catheter and the surrounding skin need to be sterilized before extraction, and the wound should be kept dry and hygienic after extraction to avoid the phenomenon of infection.