A Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis Caused by Melphalan with Successful Bladder Preservation by Ligation of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries
Joint Authors
Takeuchi, Takumi
Imao, Sadao
Takeshima, Yuta
Matsunaga, Takashi
Mikami, Koji
Okamoto, Naohiko
Zaitsu, Masayoshi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hemorrhagic cystitis is a disorder which causes bleeding from diffusely inflammatory bladder mucosa.
Here we present a case of severe hemorrhagic cystitis caused by melphalan.
A 70-year-old man with multiple myeloma was presented with suddenly commenced massive gross hematuria.
During an attempt of transurethral coagulation of bladder mucosa, bladder perforation into peritoneal cavity was suspected, then open laparotomy was indicated.
We isolated bilateral internal iliac arteries and ligated them in order to control continued bleeding.
After that, bladder bleeding was suddenly diminished.
Ligation of internal iliac arteries may be a choice in controlling massive bleeding from bladder with severe hemorrhagic cystitis when laparotomy was inevitable.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Takeuchi, Takumi& Zaitsu, Masayoshi& Mikami, Koji& Takeshima, Yuta& Matsunaga, Takashi& Okamoto, Naohiko…[et al.]. 2010. A Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis Caused by Melphalan with Successful Bladder Preservation by Ligation of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Takeuchi, Takumi…[et al.]. A Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis Caused by Melphalan with Successful Bladder Preservation by Ligation of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Takeuchi, Takumi& Zaitsu, Masayoshi& Mikami, Koji& Takeshima, Yuta& Matsunaga, Takashi& Okamoto, Naohiko…[et al.]. A Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis Caused by Melphalan with Successful Bladder Preservation by Ligation of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481467
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481467