title: Dysuria: An Uncommon Presentation in Emergency Department Following Bladder Neck Disruption.
abstract: Prostate cancer is the most common life-threatening cancer diagnosed in men. Complications of prostatectomies vary and often include urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and pain, while other complications go unreported. While emergency physicians are already familiar with the more common post-operative complications presenting to their departments, including urinary retention, ileus, surgical site infections, venous thromboembolisms and urinary tract infections, they must have a high index of suspicion for rarer complications. We report a case of posterior bladder neck disruption as a complication of a robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy that presented to the emergency department as dysuria and abdominal pain following urination.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Emergency Medicine Department, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pourmand
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Emergency Medicine Department, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Assya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Emergency Medicine Department, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shokoohi
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Emergency Medicine Department, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Emergency Medicine Department, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Emergency Medicine Department, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: O'Connell
keywords: Bladder neck disruption; Emergency department; Prostate cancer; Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy