Bladder disruption in the premature male neonate

Bladder injury in children is an unusual event that usually is associated with trauma or a surgical mishap. We describe-2 premature male neonates who were treated by minimal stimulation therapy and systemic paralyzation. Despite normal urological anatomy, each patient had a bladder rupture that we attributed to atony of the bladder coupled with the Credé maneuver, which produced high intravesical pressures.