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Pneumaturia

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Pneumaturia
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Pneumaturia is the passage of gas or "air" in urine. This may be seen or described as "bubbles in the urine".

Causes

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A common cause of pneumaturia is colovesical fistula (communication between the colon and bladder). These may occur as a complication of diverticular disease. Pneumaturia can also happen if a urinary catheter was recently in the bladder.[citation needed]

Other key differentials:[citation needed]

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

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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.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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