Open AccessA case series of a novel phenomenon of “whiplash bladder”
Author(s) -
Francis Chinegwundoh,
Esther Oluseyi Bamigboye
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
case studies in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-732X
pISSN - 2377-7311
DOI - 10.5430/css.v5n2p20
Subject(s) - whiplash , medicine , phenomenon , urinary system , urinary bladder , surgery , urology , poison control , medical emergency , physics , quantum mechanics
We describe the phenomenon of the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (storage) following accidents in which there is no direct bladder trauma or pelvic fracture and propose the term “Whiplash bladder”. That bladder symptoms may develop in such circumstances is under appreciated in the urological and medical legal literature.