1981
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.57.666.269
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Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder

Abstract: Summary Spontaneous rupture of the bladder is a rare occurrence but carries a high mortality. A female case is reported and the mode of presentation, investigation and management discussed.

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“…The aetiology can be secondary to inflammation, acute or chronic, neoplastic lesions or bladder outlet obstruction 1–12…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The aetiology can be secondary to inflammation, acute or chronic, neoplastic lesions or bladder outlet obstruction 1–12…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An additional aetiology for bladder rupture is extravesicular bladder outlet obstruction from prostatic hypertrophy, uterine tumours or pregnancy 12. Patients presenting with abdominal pain and signs of peritonitis are commonly thought to have perforation of a peptic or duodenal ulcer 9.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cuando ésta no está presente, entonces hay que considerar otras alternativas, como cáncer, insuficiencia cardíaca, tuberculosis, diálisis, pancreatitis, mixedema, lupus eritematoso, síndrome nefrótico, VIH, peritonitis por clamídea y lesión de linfáticos o de la vía urinaria. En este último caso, hay que considerar que la ruptura vesical espontánea es un cuadro muy poco frecuente en la población general, si bien hay múltiples comunicaciones en la literatura [1][2][3][4][5] . Menos frecuente aún es la ruptura vesical recurrente 6,7 .…”
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“…Su forma de presentación es variable. A veces debuta como un cuadro de abdomen agudo, en cuyo caso es frecuente que el diagnóstico se haga en pabellón alcanzando una mortalidad de hasta 25%, o bien presentarse como un cuadro de insuficiencia renal oligúrica 2,3,[12][13][14] . En este caso el diagnóstico se sospecha por oliguria, azotemia, acidosis, la presencia de creatinina, urea y nitrógeno aumentado en el líquido peritoneal, rápida caída de la creatinina sérica y aumento del volumen urinario al drenar el líquido ascítico e instalar una sonda vesical 4,10 .…”
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“…Sir, Spontaneous rupture of the bladder is usually associated with malignant disease, schistosomiasis (Jenkinson 1981;Powell et al, 1983) and anatomical abnormalities (Cumes & Kessler, 1979). Acute spontaneous rupture of the bladder in the absence of these abnormalities and urinary retention has not been reported previously.…”
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confidence: 99%