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KMID : 0191119980130020215
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
1998 Volume.13 No. 2 p.215 ~ p.218
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Emphysematous cystitis
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Lee G
Choi PS/Woo DS/Park HC/Kim HJ/Lee YH
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Abstract
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Emphysematous cystitis is characterized by gas collection within the bladder wall and lumen. We report two
cases of emphysematous cystitis of the urinary bladder in a 67-year-old and a 63-year-old women. They
presented with bladder irritation symptoms such as dysuria, hematuria and frequency. Urinalysis showed
pyuria. Cystoscopic examination revealed that bladder mucosa was studded with vesicles varying in size
and arranged in clumps. CT scans of the pelvis showed mottled gas bubbles within the bladder. They were
treated with antibiotics. Four days after the treatment, the symptoms subsided and plain abdominal film
showed no evidence of gas shadows in the pelvic cavity.
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