Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the bladder in association with transitional cell carcinoma.
A 79 year old woman presented with generalized peritonitis and was subsequently found to have a perforated bladder secondary to a tumour. This is a rare occurrence and a difficult diagnosis to make preoperatively.
Budd
J S
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Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon, Wilts, UK.
D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*