Emphysematous cystitis

Emphysematous cystitis is characterized by gas collection within the bladder wall and lumen. We report two cases of emphysematous cystitis of the urinary bladder in a 67-year-old and a 63-year-old women. They presented with bladder irritation symptoms such as dysuria, hematuria and frequency. Urinal...

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Published in:Journal of Korean medical science 1998-04, Vol.13 (2), p.215-218
Main Authors: Lee, G, Choi, P S, Woo, D S, Park, H C, Kim, H J, Lee, Y H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cystitis - diagnostic imaging
Cystitis - drug therapy
Cystitis - physiopathology
Emphysema - diagnostic imaging
Emphysema - drug therapy
Emphysema - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Emphysematous cystitis is characterized by gas collection within the bladder wall and lumen. We report two cases of emphysematous cystitis of the urinary bladder in a 67-year-old and a 63-year-old women. They presented with bladder irritation symptoms such as dysuria, hematuria and frequency. Urinalysis showed pyuria. Cystoscopic examination revealed that bladder mucosa was studded with vesicles varying in size and arranged in clumps. CT scans of the pelvis showed mottled gas bubbles within the bladder. They were treated with antibiotics. Four days after the treatment, the symptoms subsided and plain abdominal film showed no evidence of gas shadows in the pelvic cavity.
ISSN:1011-8934
1598-6357
DOI:10.3346/jkms.1998.13.2.215