Traumatic rupture of the urinary bladder occurring in isolation is very rare, it is generally considered to be an associated injury; one major review quoting that in 89% of patients with bladder rupture other serious injuries were present (Cass & Luxenberg, 1987). In only two previously reported cases has traumatic bladder rupture been associated with the wearing of seat belts (Denis et al., 19...

Spontaneous rupture of urinary bladder is a rare condition. Most of the bladder ruptures occur in association with blunt or penetrating injuries to the lower abdomen. Most often, a vague lower abdominal pain is the mode of presentation. Rarely patients present with oliguria, anuria, uremia or urosepsis. A forty year old male, under the influence of alcohol, presented with lower abdominal pain a...

We present the case of a 22-year-old man who sustained a gunshot wound to the scrotum. The imaging findings and management of the patient are described and discussed in the context of prior research pertaining to traumatic bladder rupture. Non-pressurized antegrade 10-minute delayed CT may result in unnecessary radiation exposure, delayed diagnosis and is not adequate to exclude bladder rupture...

We report a case of generalized peritonitis caused by spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder. A 74-year-old female was admitted with abdominal pain and biochemical findings of acute renal failure (ARF). She had recently complained of macrohematuria. She had a past history of radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer and Parkinson's disease treated with levodopa and amantadine...

Neurogenic bladder is common in most spinal cord injury patients. Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is recommended in these patients to detect urinary tract complications. However, rare but serious complications may occur during VCUG, although VCUG is generally safe. There are several case reports of bladder rupture occurring in pediatric patients. Here, we report the first case of iatrogenic b...

Bladder rupture is a very morbid injury following blunt or penetrating lower abdominal trauma. Prompt diagnosis is crucial to initiate optimal treatment. Intraperitoneal bladder rupture is associated with haematuria and biochemical features of renal failure. Cystogram is diagnostic. Immediate open surgical repair is the main stay of treatment. A case of intraperitoneal rupture diagnosed preoper...

Recurrent spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder has rarely been reported in English articles. This condition may be difficult to diagnosis before a laparotomy due to acute peritonitis. Herein we describe a case of recurrent spontaneous rupture of the bladder in a 39-year-old woman with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) -associated myelopathy/topical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).

Intravesical explosion during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is an extremely rare event. It might be associated with various degrees of bladder injury ranging from simple mucosal tear to rupture of the bladder. It is believed that intravesical explosion occurs due to formation of explosive gases in the bladder during TURP and its admixture with air. One case of intravesical expl...

rare condition, and only a few such case reports have been published (1-4). We report on a case of spontaneous rupture of a bladder diverticulum that was diagnosed on cystography and the subsequent CT scanning with three-dimensional reformation. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no radiologic report in the English medical literature concerning spontaneous rupture of a bladder diverti...

Reverse PD—a rare cause of acute renal failure in a transplanted patient Sir Spontaneous bladder rupture is a known cause of abdominal pain and acute renal failure [1]. Alcoholics and other substance abusers are particularly prone to developing this syndrome [2, 3]. Some patients may present with a history of pelvic surgery, irradiation or a tumor in the lower abdomen [4, 5]. If unrecognized, t...