Injuries in the urinary bladder and urethra by any trauma are uncommon. The damage and rupture in these organs may occur as a consequence of blunt or penetrating trauma to the pelvis and abdomen. Only a few number of pelvic fractures lead to urinary bladder ruptures. The severity of bladder ruptures depends upon how much of the bladder was full during the time of injury and cause/causes of that...

The authors report a case of bladder fistula associated with a medial thigh cutaneous fistula and chronic osteomyelitis of the pubic bone 11 years after surgery for a pelvic bone fracture and bladder rupture. In the presenting case, despite the clinical suspicion, none of the diagnostic tools demonstrated the bladder fistula preoperatively. This case suggests that bladder repair should be prepa...

Background: Uterine rupture refers to the complete nonsurgical disruption of all uterine layers. This obstetrics hazard is also associated with short term maternal morbidities such as bladder rupture, foot drop, psychological trauma, anemia and infertility and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The common risk factors include CPD, malpresentation, previous C/S, obstructed labor, retained second ...

DESCRIPTION A 93-year-old man presented with gross haematuria for 1 month. The urine analysis showed numerous RBCs in microscopy. The renal function was normal and urine cytology revealed nothing. Tracing the patient’s history it was found that he had received radical prostatectomy 20 years ago, but he denied any other trauma or surgery history. An indwelling catheter followed by normal saline ...