title: Delayed presentation of traumatic intraperitoneal rupture of urinary bladder.
abstract: Blunt injury of the urinary bladder is well known and usually associates pelvic fractures. Isolated bladder injury is a rare condition and on the other hand, delayed bladder perforation is an extremely rare entity. Herein, we described an unusual case of isolated delayed intraperitoneal bladder rupture that occurred on the third post injury day in a young male in the absence of free intraperitoneal fluid and pelvic fracture. The diagnostic workup, course and the need for surgical repair of the injury is presented.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hazim H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Alhamzawi
authors.forename: Husham M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Abdelrahman
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Abdelrahman
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Menyar
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Thani
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Latifi