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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 5:6:56-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.03.001. eCollection 2016 May.

Demonstrative Imaging of Emphysematous Cystitis

Tal May  1 , Avi Stein  1 , Roni Molnar  2 , Yoram Dekel  1
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Case Reports

Demonstrative Imaging of Emphysematous Cystitis

Tal May et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

This case report presents an incidental finding of emphysematous cystitis on computed tomography (CT) scan done as part of evaluating abdominal pain in a 78 years old man with a history of metastatic thymus carcinoma.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Emphysematous cystitis; Urinary bladder.

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Figure 1
CT scan of the abdomen in coronal and sagittal view (lung window): diffuse air bubbles within the bladder wall.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan of the pelvis in axial view (lung window): diffuse air infiltration within the bladder wall.
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