RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Urosepsis complicated by a spontaneous bladder perforation
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0820114609
DO 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4609
VO 2011
A1 Nancy Lutwak
A1 Curt Dill
YR 2011
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.08.2011.4609.abstract
AB 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.