title: Explosion of the urinary bladder during transurethral resection of the prostate.
abstract: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Complications during the procedure are rare. An extremely rare complication is a rupture of the urinary bladder. This article reports a case where an explosion occurred during TURP, resulting in a large intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy to repair the bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Landspítali University Hospital , Reykjavík , Iceland.
authors.forename: Bryndís
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baldvinsdóttir
authors.forename: Thornorsteinn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gíslason
authors.forename: Eiríkur
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jónsson
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005107:Explosions; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005740:Gases
keywords: bladder explosion; bladder rupture; transurethral resection of the prostate