title: Urinary bladder perforation in a very low birth weight infant. A case report.
abstract: Perforation of the urinary bladder is a rare complication with a considerable degree of morbidity and mortality in modern neonatal intensive care units. We report a case of urinary bladder perforation, which probably was triggered by prolonged urinary retention secondary to morphine infusion, using credé maneuver on an already over-distended bladder, and inserting an umbilical catheter as urethral catheterization in an extremely low birth weight infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Husam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: AlJuFairi
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rejjal
authors.forename: Saleh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: al-Alaiyan
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D011859:Radiography; D014310:Triplets; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*