title: Spontaneous extraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder in children.
abstract: The authors describe two children who had spontaneous extraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder into the retropubic space secondary to acute urinary retention following lower urinary tract surgery. One also had urinary ascites. In one, the urinoma was initially mistaken for the bladder during ultrasonography. In both cases, the diagnosis of bladder rupture was not considered initially because of a lack of familiarity with the occurrence of this entity in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zerin
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lebowitz
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000150:complications