An unusual complication to transurethral resection of the prostate. A case report.
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, performed in epidural anaesthesia, a 77-year-old man developed dyspnoea and distension of the lower abdomen. Acute cystostomy revealed a large bladder diverticulum containing 2 liters of irrigating fluid together with some tissue chips and 3 small bladder tumours. The tissue chips functioned as a stop valve only permitting entrance of fluid. In the absence of preoperative radiological examination of the urinary bladder meticulous cystoscopic examination of every tiny opening in the bladder is mandatory.
D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications