Gas surrounding the urinary bladder in emphysematous cystitis

We report a rare case of emphysematous cystitis in a 66-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus. The predisposition of diabetes mellitus and infection of gas-forming bacteria is considered to precede the manifestation of emphysematous cystitis. The present recommended diagnosis test is co...

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Autores principales: Yang, Zhenyu, Sheng, Chang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28537703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.0555
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Sumario:We report a rare case of emphysematous cystitis in a 66-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus. The predisposition of diabetes mellitus and infection of gas-forming bacteria is considered to precede the manifestation of emphysematous cystitis. The present recommended diagnosis test is computed tomography, which have definite value in the evaluation of gas accumulation in bladder wall, or an air-fluid level in bladder.

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