title: Subcutaneous rupture of the urinary bladder.
abstract: Fourteen patients operated upon for subcutaneous bladder perforation are reported. The majority of the patients (11/14) had intraperitoneal rupture of the bladder and multiple associated injuries (10/14), most often pelvic fractures (9/14). In 12 patients the injury was caused by a road traffic accident. 2 patients with extraperitoneal rupture presented with a typical history of a blow or kick in the lower abdomen following a drinking session. In doubtful cases cystography was the diagnostic method of choice. The principles of treatment we recommend are well known: urinary drainage with a catheter in all cases, and in intraperitoneal ruptures, prompt surgery.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization