title: [Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder].
abstract: A case of non-traumatic rupture of the urinary bladder is reported. The patient, a 52-year-old woman, was admitted to our clinic with the chief complaints of dysuria and gross hematuria after hemorrhoidectomy. Ultrasonography and CT scan showed a huge mass in Retzius' cavity. Then, rupture of the bladder was diagnosed through subsequent cystoscopy and cystography. During surgery, we recognized a large defect in the anterior wall of the urinary bladder associated with reddish-yellow fluid in the pelvic cavity. Histological findings showed no malignant change in the bladder. Various factors were suspected to be related to this spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ideda City Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokokawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*