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Published on: August 9, 2012
[Spontaneous bladder perforation--a rare complication of neurogenic bladder dysfunction]
1Kirurgisk afdeling, Centralsygehuset i Holbaek.
Abstract:
Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder which is not associated with trauma is uncommon. A case of spontaneous bladder perforation (triggered by an episode of urinary retention) and peritonitis in a 69-year old male patient with neurogenic bladder dysfunction is reported. The latter was due to disseminated sclerosis and was complicated by recurrent urinary tract infection and two bladder calculi. The etiology, diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous bladder perforation is briefly discussed. The diagnosis spontaneous bladder perforation should be considered in patients with non-characteristic acute abdominal conditions and voiding symptoms, especially if they have neurogenic bladder dysfunction and a history of recurrent lower urinary tract infections and/or bladder calculi. We recommend that bladder stones should be removed--also in asymptomatic cases.
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