Surgical management of spontaneous post-partum bladder rupture in an Amazonian emergency hospital

Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder (SRUB) is a rare urological emergency and even more uncommon in the puerperium. Post-partum bladder rupture might be associated with fetal pressure on the not emptied bladder wall during labor. We report a case of SRUB three days after normal vaginal delive...

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Published in:Urology case reports 2020-11, Vol.33, p.101376, Article 101376
Main Authors: Marcos da Silva Barroso, Francisco, Dorgam Maués, Carolina Augusta, Lopes de Castro, Gustavo, Arthur da Cunha Alves, Roger, Carmo de Vasconcelos, Enny Luana, Guedes Saint Clair, José Paulo
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Language:English
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Amazon
Bladder rupture
Post-partum
Trauma and Reconstruction
Urology
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Summary:Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder (SRUB) is a rare urological emergency and even more uncommon in the puerperium. Post-partum bladder rupture might be associated with fetal pressure on the not emptied bladder wall during labor. We report a case of SRUB three days after normal vaginal delivery with high values of creatinine and absence of hematuria, surgically managed in an emergency hospital in the Amazon.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101376