Emphysematous cystitis in a patient with acute pancreatitis, a rare occurrence

• Published in: Current medicine research and practice Vol. 3; no. 6; pp. 271 - 272
• Main Authors: Abdus Samad, Abdul Munnan Durrani, Kamal Singh, Ghanendra Yadav, Sanjay Mittal, Manu Gupta, Sudhir Khanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 01.01.2013
• Subjects: acute pancreatitis; diabetes mellitus; emphysematous cystitis

Emphysematous cystitis (EC) is a rare condition seen usually in patients with urosepsis associated with gas-forming, Gram-negative bacteria. If untreated, it is associated with a mortality rate of 7%. The diagnosis of EC is made generally by abdominal imaging. Management of EC is adequate urinary dr...