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Spontaneous bladder rupture secondary to posterior urethral valves in a neonate

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Bladder rupture is a rare cause of ascites in neonates. A review of literature revealed about 32 cases including both iatrogenic and spontaneous rupture. This case report describes a successfully treated case of spontaneous rupture of bladder with ascites in a neonate with posterior urethral valves.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Bangla Sahib Marg, 110 001, New Delhi

    Praveen Arora, Anju Seth, S. Aneja & V. Taluja

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Bangla Sahib Marg, 110 001, New Delhi

    Deepak Bagga

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Arora, P., Seth, A., Bagga, D. et al. Spontaneous bladder rupture secondary to posterior urethral valves in a neonate. Indian J Pediatr 68, 881–882 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02762118

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