Showering gas bubbles within the inferior vena cava detected sonographically can unmask a hidden infection: a case report of a rare presentation in a patient with emphysematous cystitis

• Published in: Journal of ultrasound Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 535 - 537
• Main Authors: Obeidat, Naser, Al-Omari, Mamoon H., Shwayyat, Batool
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bubbles; Case Report; Case reports; Cystitis; Cystitis - complications; Cystitis - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound; Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging; Air embolism; Emphysematous cystitis; Ultrasound; Inferior vena cava

We present a case of incidentally discovered gas bubbles flowing within the inferior vena cava during a routine abdominal sonographic examination, that subsequently unmasked a previously undiagnosed emphysematous cystitis.