title: Preoperative cystoscopy is beneficial in selection of patients for laparoscopic repair of intraperitoneal bladder rupture.
abstract: Intraperitoneal bladder rupture usually is caused by blunt external trauma to a distended bladder. Although such injuries generally necessitate a formal laparotomy, advances in minimally invasive surgery have allowed successful laparoscopic repair. We describe our preoperative evaluation and laparoscopic technique in a case of isolated intraperitoneal bladder rupture secondary to trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California 92868, USA. dyee@uci.edu
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: Jonathan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kalisvaart
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Borin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery