Open AccessIntraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture diagnosed with ultrasound: An uncommon image
Author(s) -
Mohan Lal,
Arvind Kumar,
Surendra Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_118_19
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder rupture , laparotomy , surgery , foley catheter , urinary bladder , ultrasound , dome (geology) , peritoneum , catheter , saline , urinary system , radiology , anatomy , anesthesia , paleontology , biology
We present a case of intraperitoneal bladder rupture after fall. The patient presented with lower abdominal pain, difficulty to void urine, and mild hematuria. Catheterization revealed blood-tinged urine. Ultrasound showed a well-defined defect in the dome of bladder with flow of saline through the defect into the peritoneum, on flushing the Foley's catheter. On laparotomy, a 5 cm × 5 cm defect was found in the bladder dome that was repaired.