An unusual case of impalement injury to the urinary bladder.
Isolated impalement injury to the urinary bladder is a rare occurrence. We present a case in which the delay in the diagnosis reveals the potential pitfalls in the management of such injuries.
Jones
J S
JS
Department of Urologic Surgery, St. John's Regional Medical Center, Springfield, Missouri, USA.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology