title: Urinary bladder rupture in an elderly patient: case report.
abstract: Urinary bladder rupture should be suspected in elderly patients with an acute abdomen. Because symptoms are often atypical among elderly patients, this condition is often undetected. Early diagnosis and treatment could help reduce the mortality rate associated with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Sarah Herzog Memorial Hospital, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery