Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Rupture of the Urinary Bladder after Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer

Abstract

1)Many patients suffer severe complications from radiation therapy for cervical cancer. Severe late complications are observed in 1.24% of patients after radiation therapy for gynecological cancer; these include irradiated bladders, ureteral strictures, and urinary fistulas [1]. Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder is a rare complication of radiation therapy. Here, we present a case of spontaneous bladder rupture after whole-pelvis radiation therapy for cervical cancer.