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Laparoscopic repair in intraperitoneal rupture of urinary bladder in blunt trauma abdomen
1Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, India. bhanotashish@rediffmail.com
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
|February 24, 2007
Abstract
Objective:
Intraperitoneal rupture of urinary bladder is a common condition associated with pelvic fractures. This is a true surgical emergency managed conventionally by open laparotomy with single layer or double layer repair. We performed total laparoscopic repair of an intraperitoneal rupture of bladder.
Method:
A 25-year-old woman presented with fracture of both pubic rami and signs of bladder rupture after a road traffic accident. Ruptured urinary bladder and other visceral injuries were sutured laparoscopically.
Conclusions:
Laparoscopic repair of intraperitoneal rupture of urinary bladder is an effective and minimally invasive technique.