Urinary bladder distention presenting as venous obstruction and hypovolemic shock.
A confused patient presented with hypovolemic shock and signs of arterial and venous obstruction of the left lower extremity; the correct diagnosis of urinary retention was made after phlebography. Vascular complication in bladder distention is unusual and diagnosis may require radiologic investigation.
Bouachour
G
G
Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France.
Tirot
P
P
Varache
N
N
Dauphin
M
M
Alquier
P
P
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D012769:Shock / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy