title: Traumatic bladder rupture in a paratrooper.
abstract: 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.
authors: Palmetto Health Richland, Three Medical Park, Suite 350, Columbia, SC 29203, USA.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Ford
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Palma
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Robinson
mesh_terms: 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