Pneumaturia: need for diagnostic alertness.
Pneumaturia, an air-filled urinary bladder with or without passage of gas in the urine, is a rare phenomenon in the general population, but is more frequent in defined high-risk subgroups. Relevant symptomatology may be hardly noticeable for a relatively long period; however, the outcome may be serious and sometimes fatal. We present three such cases and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002606:Charcoal / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012306:Risk; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005740:Gases; D002606:Charcoal