Bladder incarceration within a displaced pelvic ring nonunion

Trauma Case Rep. 2021 Apr 21:33:100486. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100486. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Pelvic ring injuries can be challenging to manage and may have a range of associated injuries. When bladder injuries occur in combination with pelvic ring fractures, a multidisciplinary approach may be required to plan the best course of treatment. Acute entrapment or injury to the urinary bladder after a pelvic fracture is well reported. Here, we present an interesting case of chronic bladder incarceration within a lateral compression pelvic ring injury nonunion after failed nonoperative management of the initial pelvis fracture. Treatment of the nonunion was complicated by an incidental diagnosis of lymphoma.

Keywords: Bladder entrapment; Nonunion; Pelvis fracture.

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  • Case Reports