[Gangrenous cystitis. Case report].

A rare case of gangrenous cystitis is described. The questions of the incidence of this pathology are discussed, considering its rareness after the antibiotics age. The etiology of this disease is probably multifactorial and it is never possible to identify a unique cause. The gangrenous cystitis doesn't present with any typical symptomatology, out with urinary troubles common to many urologic diseases. Surgery is often performed in emergency without a preoperative defined diagnosis. Surgical treatment has changed with time from a simple bladder cavity draining to the resection of the necrotized bladder wall. In our case a total cystectomy with uretero-ileocutaneostomy, in two times, was performed. This procedure allowed the patient a good quality of life (1 year of follow-up).