Laparoscopic repair of iatrogenic bladder perforation during transurethral bladder tumor resection: Case report and literature review

An intraperitoneal bladder perforation occurred during transurethral tumor resection under general anesthesia in a 82 year old woman. The bladder was repaired with a laparoscopic closure and an indwelling urethral catheter. The histopathology revealed T1 high grade urothelial carcinoma. The patient...

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Autores principales: May, Florian, Schlenker, Boris, Hofer, Bernhard, Stief, Christian G, Rau, Horst-Guenter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23671369
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.109988
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Sumario:An intraperitoneal bladder perforation occurred during transurethral tumor resection under general anesthesia in a 82 year old woman. The bladder was repaired with a laparoscopic closure and an indwelling urethral catheter. The histopathology revealed T1 high grade urothelial carcinoma. The patient recovered well and was discharged home on postoperative day 7. This case highlights the successful use of laparoscopy in the treatment of a rare urological complication.

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