Fetal bladder rupture due to anteriorurethral valves

Thierry Merrot; Kathia Chaumoître; Raha Shojai; Claude D'Ercole; Pierre Alessandrini

doi:10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00103-1

Fetal bladder rupture due to anteriorurethral valves

Urology. 2003 Jun;61(6):1259. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00103-1.

Authors

Thierry Merrot¹, Kathia Chaumoître, Raha Shojai, Claude D'Ercole, Pierre Alessandrini

Affiliation

¹ Département de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Université de la Méditérranée, Hôpital Nord, AP-HM Nord, Hôpital Mère-Enfants, Marseille, France.

PMID: 12809917
DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00103-1

Abstract

A rupture of the fetal bladder that resulted in urinary ascites has rarely been reported in published studies. We present the first case of a spontaneous rupture of the fetal bladder, due to an anterior urethral valve, in which the diagnosis was suspected prenatally by means of Doppler ultrasonography and was confirmed postnatally.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Fetus / pathology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Prenatal Diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Urethra / abnormalities*
Urethra / diagnostic imaging
Urethral Diseases / complications*
Urethral Diseases / diagnosis*
Urethral Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Urinary Bladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Urinary Bladder Diseases / etiology*