Abstract
Introduction: Urinary tract injuries are common in the context of pelvic surgery; however, there is little information in the medical literature on the management of these injuries using a laparoscopic approach. The following is the clinical case of a patient with intraperitoneal bladder injury secondary to gynecological pelvic surgery that was successfully treated using a laparoscopic approach. Moreover, a management algorithm is proposed based on the scientific data available.
Case report. A 39-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with generalized abdominal pain and anuria three days after undergoing a left laparoscopic salpingectomy and resection of a migrated intrauterine device. Laboratory tests showed microhematuria, serum creatinine of 4.35mg/dL, and urea nitrogen of 35.2mg/dL. Computed tomography cystography showed a solution of continuity on the left posterolateral intraperitoneal bladder. The patient underwent successful laparoscopic treatment for the bladder injury, and two weeks later, retrograde cystography confirmed its adequate resolution.
Conclusions. Based on the benefits of the laparoscopic approach and after extrapolating the outcomes of the laparoscopic management of bladder trauma, it can be concluded that the laparoscopic approach to surgical injuries of the bladder is a feasible therapeutic option.
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Subject
General Medicine,General Chemistry
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