Galbraith, JG and Butler, JS and McGreal, GT (2011) Opioid toxicity as a cause of spontaneous urinary bladder rupture. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 29, (2), p. 239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2010.02.015.
Substance abuse, predominantly alcohol, is a recognized etiology of spontaneous bladder rupture.
This is the first documented case of spontaneous urinary bladder rupture due to opioid toxicity in an adult.
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