Pneumomediastinum due to inadvertent bladder perforation during transurethral resection of the prostate : A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2009.56.5.597
- Author:
Sung Hoon KIM
1
;
Won Jung SHIN
;
Jun Young PARK
;
Young Kug KIM
;
Gyu Sam HWANG
;
Jai Hyun HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kyk@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bladder perforation;
Pneumomediastinum;
Pneumoretroperitoneum;
Subcutaneous emphysema;
Transurethral resection of the prostate
- MeSH:
Aged;
Humans;
Male;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Prostate;
Prostatic Hyperplasia;
Retroperitoneal Space;
Retropneumoperitoneum;
Subcutaneous Emphysema;
Transurethral Resection of Prostate;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2009;56(5):597-600
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a common procedure for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and this procedure is associated with low complication rates. Bladder perforation is an unusual complication of TURP, and it may create an air leak into the retroperitoneal space. Here we describe a case of pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum and subcutaneous emphysema that were all due to a bladder perforation that occurred during performing TURP in a 74-year-old male patient with BPH.
