A rare case of spontaneous bladder wall abscess mimicking bladder tumour in young women

• Published in: BMC urology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 109 - 4
• Main Authors: Alfarizi, Zico Yusuf, Subekti, Eko, Danarto, Yuri, Prahara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.05.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abscess; Abscess - diagnostic imaging; Abscesses; Adult; Antibiotics; Benign bladder tumour; Bladder; Bladder abscess; Bladder cancer; Bladder wall abscess; Case Report; Case reports; Case studies; Catheters; Computed tomography; CT imaging; Cystoscopy; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Females; Gynecology; Health facilities; Humans; Malignancy; Pain; Patient satisfaction; Sepsis; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; Urinary Bladder Diseases - diagnosis; Urinary Bladder Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder Diseases - surgery; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - surgery; Urinary tract; Urinary tract diseases; Urinary tract infections; Urogenital system; Urology; Bladder wall abscess; Benign bladder tumour; Case report; Bladder abscess
• DOI: 10.1186/s12894-024-01497-6
• ISSN: 1471-2490

Abscess of the bladder wall is a rare urological disorder, with a few cases recorded in the literature. The finding of a bladder wall mass via computed tomography (CT) imaging in a visiting patient is the subject of this report. A 37-year-old woman with persistent pain in the suprapubic area and lower urinary tract symptoms was examined as a case study. Through a CT scan revealed an inhomogeneous structure in the anteroinferior part of the right bladder. A cystoscopy procedure followed by transurethral resection was performed to remove the mass, which was found to be an abscess. A Foley catheter with irrigation was administered after surgery, and the patient goes home in three days. the patient had no symptoms or discomfort in the lower urinary tract after follow-up. Despite the rarity of bladder wall abscesses, cystoscopy can be used to aid diagnosis. Transurethral resection of bladder wall can reduce the mass and eliminate the possibility of malignancy.