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Rupture of the Urinary Bladder in Children. The Importance of the Double Lesion
Author(s) -
BRERETON R. J.,
PHILP N.,
BUYUKPAMUKCU N.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1980.tb02912.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , urinary system , lesion , bladder rupture , girl , urinary bladder , surgery , urology , anatomy , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry
Summary— We report 10 cases of rupture of the urinary bladder in children. Only one patient was a girl. The rupture was caused byn a road accident in 6 cases and occurred “spontaneously” in 4. Rupture of the bladder maay be difficullt to diagnose. In many patients the vesical rupture is not the only abnormality in the urinary tract and a thorough investigation is necessary. The majority of the bladder ruptures in these children were intraperitoneal, which contrasts with the reported experience in adults