Intraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture

Case contributed by Kewal Arunkumar Mistry
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Blunt abdominal trauma. Increasing abdominal distension.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
ultrasound

Discontinuity in wall of urinary bladder at its dome with gross ascites. Foley catheter is in situ.

Case Discussion

Bladder rupture be divided into three broad types:

  1. extra-peritoneal
  2. intra-peritoneal
  3. combined

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