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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;2(1):1-5.
doi: 10.1159/000336626. Epub 2012 Feb 8.

Bladder Rupture following Conversion to Enteric Drainage after Pancreatic Transplantation

Vikas Srivastava  1 , George Passaris, Rajiv Juneja, Mark Siddins, Jeffrey A J Barbara
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Case Reports

Bladder Rupture following Conversion to Enteric Drainage after Pancreatic Transplantation

Vikas Srivastava et al. Case Rep Nephrol Urol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Complications associated with bladder-drained pancreatic transplant are not uncommon and include urinary tract infections and reflux pancreatitis. Bladder rupture with peritoneal leak is a rare complication after pancreatic transplantation and can present as an acute abdomen with rapidly deteriorating renal function. We describe the first case of a urine leak into the peritoneal cavity occurring after conversion from bladder to enteric drainage. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose such a complication.

Keywords: Bladder rupture; Pancreatic transplantation.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Cystogram with contrast in the urinary bladder and early escape of contrast superior to the bladder.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a Urinary bladder located. b Omentum mobilised. c Rupture on the dome identified. d Omental patch sited.
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