Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Rupture of the Urinary Bladder after Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer.
- Author:
Sun Ouck KIM
1
;
Eu Chang HWANG
;
Deok Hyun NAM
;
Kwang Sung PARK
;
Dong Deuk KWON
;
Soo Bang RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. uropark@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bladder;
Radiation;
Rupture;
Spontaneous
- MeSH:
Cervix Uteri;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Radiotherapy*;
Rupture*;
Urinary Bladder*;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*
- From:Journal of the Korean Continence Society
2009;13(2):163-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous intraperitoneal bladder rupture is a rare complication of radiation therapy. We report an unusual case of spontaneous intraperitoneal bladder rupture 17 years after pelvic radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix in a 59-year-old woman who underwent prompt surgical repair.
