Heliyon (Jul 2023)

Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder: A rare case report

  • Shengjie Zhao,
  • Hengyu Duan,
  • Yindi Wang,
  • Hancheng Chen,
  • Yangxingyun Wang,
  • Ruibin Li

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 7
p. e17129

Abstract

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Spontaneous rupture of the bladder (SRUB) is an extremely rare emergency that can be misdiagnosed due to its non-specific clinical presentation, leading to patient death. This study aimed to summarize SRUB's clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment through our case. We report a case of a 39-year-old female with preoperative peritonitis and peritoneal effusion diagnosis. We performed an emergency laparoscopic surgery and found she had a ruptured bladder. She was treated with laparoscopic rupture repair and suprapubic cystostomy. She recovered well, was discharged after seven days, and had the cystostomy tube removed after five weeks.

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