Laparoscopic management of iatrogenic bladder injury and bladder stone formation following laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy.
BACKGROUND
Herniorrhaphy is one of the most commonly performed operations in the UK. Approximately 1 per 1,000 of the population has a groin hernia.


RESULTS
We report on a rare complication following laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy of bladder stone formation and its management.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge a combined laparoscopic repair of the urinary bladder wall, following iatrogenic injury by a mesh fixation clip and retrieval of bladder stone (induced through the misplacement of the clip) has not been described previously.
Colegate-Stone
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Department of Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgery, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, Kent DA2 8DA, UK. tobycolegatestone@yahoo.com
Raymond
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Dickinson
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Parker
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D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods