title: Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder in the alcoholic patient.
abstract: A case of a young man with an acute abdominal condition and hematuria is presented. BUN and SCr levels were markedly elevated. Retrograde cystography revealed intraperitoneal extravasation of contrast material. At exploration, a large intraperitoneal bladder perforation was noted and repaired in two layers. Recovery was uneventful. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Barie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*