Open AccessGangrenous cystitis: An extremely rare infectious condition managed by neobladder – A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Ramanitharan Manikandan,
Ketan Mehra,
Lalgudi Narayanan Dorairajan,
Sri Harsha Bokka
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_1_19
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , conservative management , urology , intensive care medicine , nursing
Gangrenous cystitis (GC) is an extremely rare infectious entity in the modern era. GC in young patients decreases the quality of life as bladder function is totally jeopardized. The management in such cases is challenging. We present a case of GC postpartum managed by Studer neobladder reconstruction restoring the normal voiding pattern and quality of life.