Bladder decompression for chronic urinary retention may lead to upper tract bleeding
Nayak, B.; Abrol, N.; Singh, P.; Kumar, R.
National Medical Journal of India 26(2): 82-83
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0970-258X PMID: 24093981 Document Number: 669939
Haematuria following decompression of a distended bladder is a well known condition. The bleeding in such cases originates in the bladder and resolves spontaneously. We describe an elderly man who had bleeding from the kidney following decompression of the bladder. This resulted in an extensive search for an upper tract tumour as a cause for haematuria.