title: Fetal urinary bladder rupture and urinary ascites secondary to posterior urethral valves. A case report.
abstract: Megacystis is a typical prenatal sonographic finding in cases of lower urinary tract obstruction. Urinary bladder perforation represents a rare complication in this condition. We report on a boy with in utero bladder perforation and urinary ascites secondary to posterior urethral valves. The pre- and postnatal therapy is described and the current literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Kinderchirurgische Klinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, München, Germany. Martin.Lacher@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stehr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schiessl
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Dietz
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology*