title: Rupture of ileal neobladder due to urethral obstruction by mucous plug.
abstract: We report a case of ileal neobladder rupture after radical cystectomy due to mucus obstruction of the bladder neck. Since mucus production in bowel neobladders cannot be sufficiently influenced pharmacologically, patients with a continent urinary diversion connected to the urethra should learn self-catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haupt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pannek
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Knopf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senge
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D014547:Urinary Diversion