Acute Diffuse Peritonitis Caused by Urinary Retention: A Rare Case of Gangrenous Cystitis

Joint Authors

Patris, Emmanuel
Georgellis, Chrysostomos
Kotoulas, Konstantinos
Kigitzi, Engkin
Liappis, Apostolos
Spounos, Marios
Tsalkidou, Vasiliki

Source

Case Reports in Urology

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-06-06

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Gangrenous cystitis is an umbrella term encompassing conditions from necrosis of the mucosa and submucosa to necrosis of the entire bladder wall that can result in acute peritonitis.

Timely diagnosis is challenging as the symptoms are nonspecific and resemble other conditions such as cystitis.

We report a case of gangrenous cystitis in a 63-year-old woman who was diagnosed with peritonitis preoperatively by a CT scan of the abdomen.

Overdistension of the bladder due to chronic urinary retention was the primary cause.

The patient underwent partial cystectomy, excising nonviable detrusor with preservation of the trigone and ureters, but conclusively succumbed.

Etiopathology, symptoms, and treatment of this rare disease are also considered.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kotoulas, Konstantinos& Georgellis, Chrysostomos& Kigitzi, Engkin& Liappis, Apostolos& Spounos, Marios& Tsalkidou, Vasiliki…[et al.]. 2018. Acute Diffuse Peritonitis Caused by Urinary Retention: A Rare Case of Gangrenous Cystitis. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151424

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kotoulas, Konstantinos…[et al.]. Acute Diffuse Peritonitis Caused by Urinary Retention: A Rare Case of Gangrenous Cystitis. Case Reports in Urology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151424

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kotoulas, Konstantinos& Georgellis, Chrysostomos& Kigitzi, Engkin& Liappis, Apostolos& Spounos, Marios& Tsalkidou, Vasiliki…[et al.]. Acute Diffuse Peritonitis Caused by Urinary Retention: A Rare Case of Gangrenous Cystitis. Case Reports in Urology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151424

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1151424