Urosepsis complicated by a spontaneous bladder perforation. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The authors present a case of a 72-year-old diabetic male s/p pelvic irradiation for prostate carcinoma who arrived in the emergency department with complaints of shaking chills. After admission for urosepsis, he developed severe abdominal pain and examination revealed a diffusely tender abdomen. The patient was diagnosed with spontaneous urinary bladder perforation and underwent surgery. After several weeks of intravenous antibiotics, he was discharged with multiple drains in place and bilateral nephrostomy tubes.

publication date

  • November 8, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Sepsis
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases
  • Urinary Tract Infections

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3214208

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 81055126485

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4609

PubMed ID

  • 22674104

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 2011