An unusual complication of lithotripsy.
The case described illustrates a most unusual course of events due to a perforation in the wall of the bladder during transurethral lithotripsy. Irrigation fluid forced its way retroperitoneally to the mediastinum. The differential diagnostic problems encountered are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000601:surgery*