Congenital rupture of a neuropathic bladder: report of a case.
A case of intra-uterine rupture of a neurogenic bladder in a female child with spina bifida is reported, together with the unusual histological appearances of detrusor-muscle atrophy at the site of rupture. The literature on ruptured bladder in the neonatal period is reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology