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Neonatal bladder rupture: an unusual complication of umbilical catheterization
A Sayan1, M Demircan, V S Erikçi
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, SSK Tepecik Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract:
Bladder injury in the neonatal period is an exceedingly rare phenomenon that is usually iatrogenic. Bladder rupture as a complication of umbilical catheterization in a newborn with urinary ascites, respiratory distress and hematuria is presented and discussed.