title: Intraperitoneal bladder rupture in a battered child.
abstract: Visceral manifestations of child abuse are less commonly diagnosed than are the characteristic skeletal injuries. We describe a child with intraperitoneal bladder rupture caused by blunt abdominal trauma. Intraperitoneal resorption of the extravasated urine led to laboratory evidence of renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hartenberg
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Benator
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012421:Rupture; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*