title: Spontaneous bladder rupture secondary to posterior urethral valves in a neonate.
abstract: Bladder rupture is a rare cause of ascites in neonates. A review of literature revealed about 32 cases including both iatrogenic and spontaneous rupture. This case report describes a successfully treated case of spontaneous rupture of bladder with ascites in a neonate with posterior urethral valves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Bangla Sahib Marg, New Delhi-110 001.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aneja
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Taluja
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications