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  • Title: High rising flames: a sign of complex extraperitoneal bladder rupture.
    Author: Mathew JE, Chaudhary K, Devana SK, Sharma AP.
    Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl; 2022 Feb; 104(2):e35-e36. PubMed ID: 34928712.
    Abstract:
    Extraperitoneal bladder rupture is the most common type of bladder injury following pelvic trauma and is seen in 80-90% of cases. Generally, the contrast extravasation seen on computed tomography (CT) cystography is confined to the perivesical space, giving a characteristic flame-shaped appearance. Occasionally contrast extravasation can extend to the scrotum, thigh or anterior abdominal wall, depending on the extent of injury. Here we report an unusual CT cystogram finding of complex extraperitoneal bladder rupture with associated pelvic fracture urethral distraction defect, showing large-volume contrast extravasation extending beyond the perivesical space to the left perinephric region resembling high rising flames.
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