Abstract
A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an episode of syncope after 2-3 weeks of diffuse abdominal pain, now complaining of a severe increase in pain concurrent with >24 hours of no urine output. His workup showed an idiopathic extraperitoneal rupture of the bladder on computed tomography, which was handled conservatively with Foley insertion. Repeated follow-up and imaging showed no resolution or etiology over 2 months. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy that showed an elongated appendix with a chronic tip appendicitis that had induced bladder rupture by chronic inflammatory changes. After repair, the patient had no further complaints.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-9 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Urology Case Reports |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Appendicitis
- Bladder rupture
- Extraperitoneal
- Vesicoenteric fistula
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology