Pneumaturia
Pneumaturia is the passage of gas or "air" in urine. This may be seen or described as "bubbles in the urine".
| Pneumaturia | |
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| Emphysematous cystitis in computertomography | |
| Specialty | Urology  |
Causes
A common cause of pneumaturia is colovesical fistula (communication between the colon and bladder). These may occur as a complication of diverticular disease.
Other key differentials:
- Crohn's disease
- Carcinoma of the colon or bladder
- A gas-producing UTI (emphysematous cystitis: rare).
- Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Male scuba divers utilizing condom catheters or female divers using a She-p external catching device for their dry suits are also susceptible to pneumaturia.[1]
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is made by patient history of passing air or a sputtering urine stream. CT scans may show air in the urinary bladder or bladder walls.
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References
- Harris, Richard (December 2009). "Genitourinary infection and barotrauma as complications of 'P-valve' use in drysuit divers". Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 39 (4): 210–2. PMID 22752741. Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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