[Recurrent spontaneous bladder rupture associated with alcohol abuse: presentation of a new case].
OBJECTIVE
Idiopathic spontaneous bladder rupture is a low incidence clinical entity. We perform a literature review and report a recurrent case, with special attention to its physiopathology mainly if associated with alcohol abuse.


METHODS
We report the case of a patient with recurrent spontaneous bladder rupture associated with alcohol abuse. The presentation of this case is uncommon.


RESULTS
53 year old male with history of chronic alcohol abuse who presented with abdominal pain and renal failure.


CONCLUSIONS
Spontaneous bladder rupture is the cause of acute abdomen and acute renal failure. Idiopathic rupture associated with substance abuse has proper clinical characteristics that make it to be considered a different entity than other causes of spontaneous bladder rupture.
Briones Mardones
Gabriel
G
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Arias Fúnez
Fernando
F
Alonso Montoiro
Paloma
P
Pozo Mengual
Bernabé
B
García Flórez
Daniel
D
Escudero Barrilero
Angel
A
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004630:Emergencies; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000139:chemically induced
D000431:Ethanol