Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event

Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event

Air within the bladder wall, or bladder pneumatosis, is a very rare finding typically resulting from an infectious etiology, as in emphysematous cystitis (EC). However, there have been reports of bladder pneumatosis occurring without clear infectious origins. We present a case of a female patient fo...

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Main Authors: Ian J. Cooke, Leslie M. Okorji, Richard S. Matulewicz, Daniel T. Oberlin, Brian T. Helfand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Bladder pneumatosis
Emphysematous cystitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016300766
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spelling doaj-b2ab9d69e9b7490aa351d0e4fd0842332020-11-24T23:21:12ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202016-09-018C586010.1016/j.eucr.2016.07.002Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular EventIan J. Cooke0Leslie M. Okorji1Richard S. Matulewicz2Daniel T. Oberlin3Brian T. Helfand4Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USANorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USANorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USANorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USANorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USAAir within the bladder wall, or bladder pneumatosis, is a very rare finding typically resulting from an infectious etiology, as in emphysematous cystitis (EC). However, there have been reports of bladder pneumatosis occurring without clear infectious origins. We present a case of a female patient found to have concurrent bladder and ileal pneumatosis secondary to a catastrophic vascular event. Prompt recognition of non-infectious etiologies of bladder pneumatosis is essential as this distinction may dramatically alter clinical decision-making.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016300766Bladder pneumatosisEmphysematous cystitis
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author Ian J. Cooke
Leslie M. Okorji
Richard S. Matulewicz
Daniel T. Oberlin
Brian T. Helfand
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Leslie M. Okorji
Richard S. Matulewicz
Daniel T. Oberlin
Brian T. Helfand
Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event
Urology Case Reports
Bladder pneumatosis
Emphysematous cystitis
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Leslie M. Okorji
Richard S. Matulewicz
Daniel T. Oberlin
Brian T. Helfand
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title Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event
title_short Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event
title_full Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event
title_fullStr Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event
title_full_unstemmed Bladder Pneumatosis From a Catastrophic Vascular Event
title_sort bladder pneumatosis from a catastrophic vascular event
publisher Elsevier
series Urology Case Reports
issn 2214-4420
publishDate 2016-09-01
description Air within the bladder wall, or bladder pneumatosis, is a very rare finding typically resulting from an infectious etiology, as in emphysematous cystitis (EC). However, there have been reports of bladder pneumatosis occurring without clear infectious origins. We present a case of a female patient found to have concurrent bladder and ileal pneumatosis secondary to a catastrophic vascular event. Prompt recognition of non-infectious etiologies of bladder pneumatosis is essential as this distinction may dramatically alter clinical decision-making.
topic Bladder pneumatosis
Emphysematous cystitis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016300766
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