title: Spontaneous Urinary Bladder Perforation: An Unusual Presentation of Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: Spontaneous urinary bladder perforation is a rare event, which requires immediate medical attention due to its extremely high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a 36-year-old man who presented with acute-onset abdominal pain without any inciting events. His glucose level at the time of presentation was 1107 mg/dL. On initial abdominal imaging, it was believed that he had a large pelvic mass likely originating from the bladder. On further workup at our hospital, it was discovered that he had an intraperitoneal perforation after which he underwent an exploratory laparotomy and a cystorrhaphy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Abdo E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kabarriti
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Parvati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Guzzo
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Spontaneous bladder perforation