Traumatic bladder rupture in a paratrooper.
A paratrooper presents after a parachuting accident with the inability to urinate. Initial emergency bedside ultrasound, followed by confirmatory abdominal CT, is carried out and demonstrates an intraperitoneal bladder rupture. The patient is taken to the operating room and a 3-layer closure with omental buttressing is carried out.
Ford
David
D
Palmetto Health Richland, Three Medical Park, Suite 350, Columbia, SC 29203, USA.
Palma
James
J
Robinson
John
J
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D001359:Aviation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery