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Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 386-389 (November 2009)


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Spontaneous Bladder Rupture in Association with Alcoholic Binge: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hilary Parker, BS, Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD, Federico Vaca, MD, MPH, Shahram Lotfipour, MD, MPHCorresponding Author Information

Received 3 November 2006; received in revised form 22 March 2007; accepted 29 March 2007. published online 30 August 2007.

Abstract 

Although a few cases of bladder wall rupture have been reported in the literature in association with bladder wall disease, idiopathic rupture of the bladder without injury remains an uncommon phenomenon. We report the case of a patient presenting to the Emergency Department with diffuse abdominal pain from spontaneous bladder rupture in association with an acute alcohol binge. Although cases of spontaneous bladder rupture in association with alcohol use were historically associated with high morbidity and mortality, prompt identification and treatment can lead to favorable outcomes.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Address: Shahram Lotfipour, md, mph, faaem, facep, 101 The City Drive South, Rte 128-01, Orange, CA 92868-3298

PII: S0736-4679(07)00294-6

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.049


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