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SUBMITTER: Palthe S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5849873 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Palthe S S Dijkstra G A GA Steffens M G MG
Urology case reports 20180111
A spontaneous, non-traumatic, urinary bladder rupture is a rare condition. We describe a case of a 23-year-old male with a spontaneous bladder rupture secondary to urinary retention, due to an urethral stricture. He presented to the emergency department with voiding difficulties, severe abdominal pain and renal failure. Abdominal ultrasound revealed large amounts of ascites. After an unsuccessful attempt to place a Foley catheter a cystoscopy was performed which showed an urethral stricture. On ...[more]