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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 23:45:102239.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102239. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Rare case of gangrenous cystitis revealed by acute peritonitis

Anass Elalaoui  1 , Anouar Elmoudane  1 , Mohamed Mokhtari  1 , Hammou Elfarhaoui  1 , Abdessamad Motaouakil  1 , Ali Barki  2
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Rare case of gangrenous cystitis revealed by acute peritonitis

Anass Elalaoui et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Gangrenous cystitis complicated by intraperitoneal perforation is an extremely rare pathology, the major etiopathogenic factor is ischemia of the bladder wall, it has disappeared with the advent of antibiotic therapy and the development of means of bladder drainage. We report a case of a 17-year-old patient, who had a medical history of spinal cord transection by stabbing, who presented a chronic urinary retention leading to a gangrenous cystitis, a surgical exploration was performed and excision of necrotic tissues and reconstruction of the wall bladder with a well recovery.

Keywords: Bladder perforation; Gangrenous cystitis; Peritonitis.

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None of the contributing authors have any conflict of interest, including specific financial interests or relationships and affiliations to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript.

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Fig. 1
CT scan showing a bladder rupture in the anterior wall of the bladder (arrow).
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Specimen of necrosis bladder mucosa.
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