title: Appendicular abscess presenting as a bladder tumor with painless gross hematuria.
abstract: Microscopic hematuria is a well-known finding in several patients with acute appendicitis. We present a case of long-standing, painless gross hematuria as the only symptoms of an appendicular abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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authors.lastname: Palnaes Hansen
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authors.lastname: Frøkjaer Thomsen
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; D014567:Urography