Acute abdomen due to bladder perforation in a patient with multiple sclerosis

• Authors: Dubravko Habek , Tatjana Pavelić-Turudić , Milka Vukelić , Branka Mazul-Sunko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The authors presented a case report of the acute abdomen with pelvic abscess because bladder perforation in a 21-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis and intermittent catheterization of the urinary bladder.

Keywords

EN

Acute abdomen; Urinary bladder perforation; Pelvic abscess; Multiple sclerosis; Procedure

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 362-363

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2013

online

17 - 4 - 2013

Contributors

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Dubravko Habek

• University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Hospital “Sveti Duh”, ZagrebSveti Duh 63, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

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Tatjana Pavelić-Turudić

• University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Hospital “Sveti Duh”, ZagrebSveti Duh 63, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

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Milka Vukelić

• University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Hospital “Sveti Duh”, ZagrebSveti Duh 63, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

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Branka Mazul-Sunko

• University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Hospital “Sveti Duh”, ZagrebSveti Duh 63, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0136-3