Bladder disruption in the premature male neonate.
Bladder injury in children is an unusual event that usually is associated with trauma or a surgical mishap. We describe-2 premature male neonates who were treated by minimal stimulation therapy and systemic paralyzation. Despite normal urological anatomy, each patient had a bladder rupture that we attributed to atony of the bladder coupled with the Credé maneuver, which produced high intravesical pressures.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012421:Rupture; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*