Bladder explosion during transurethral resection of the prostate.
A case of bladder explosion with wide rupture during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is reported. Immediate cystography was performed and the patient was promptly operated; the postoperative course was uneventful. Intravesical explosion is caused by explosive gas formation and the more dangerous combination is the mixture of air and hydrogen; therefore, the introduction of air during TURP is necessary in order to produce a bladder explosion. This unusual complication of a common urological procedure is rare but serious, and should it arise always requires immediate surgical correction.
Di Tonno
Fulvio
F
Division of Urology, Camposampiero Hospital, Camposampiero, Padua, Italy. fulvioditonno@libero.it
Fusaro
Valentino
V
Bertoldin
Roberto
R
Lavelli
Dino
D
D000368:Aged; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures