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.
Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France.
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G
Bouachour
P
P
Tirot
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N
Varache
M
M
Dauphin
P
P
Alquier
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