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A rare complication from total extraperitoneal (TEP) laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: bladder rupture associated
1Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung Shan S. Rd. (Zhongshan S. Rd.), Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10002, Taiwan, ROC.
Hernia : the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery
|November 27, 2012
Abstract
Purpose:
We report a rare complication of TEP herniorrhaphy.
Methods:
A 47-year-old man underwent TEP inguinal hernia repair.
Results:
Bladder rupture was noted after balloon dissection. The defect was sutured, and the hernia was repaired under laparoscopy. Cystoscopy showed the site of injury at anterior bladder neck.
Conclusion:
This is the first report of bladder rupture associated with balloon dissector in a patient with no prior abdominal surgery.