title: The "bends" and neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
abstract: Decompression sickness (the "bends") is a well-known risk of scuba diving. The pathophysiology and treatment is well documented. In the urologic data, no reference to the development of a neurogenic bladder as a result of an episode of the bends was found. We present the evaluation and management of a previously asymptomatic man who developed detrusor hyperreflexia after an episode of decompression sickness. Urologists in coastal communities should be aware of the potential risk of the development of neurogenic bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mutchnik
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics