Nonoperative Treatment of Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture: Is It Feasible?
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Surgical repair is the recommended treatment for intraperitoneal bladder rupture while conservative management is the standard of care in most cases of extraperitoneal bladder rupture. The goal of this case series is to question the possibility of conservative treatment in isolated intraperitoneal rupture of native bladders. Four patients were admitted at our institution with isolated intraperitoneal baldder rupture following abdominal trauma, transurethral resection of bladder tumor or laparoscopic gynecological surgery. Patients were managed by bladder drainage using urethral catheter and broad-spectrum antibiotics. All patients had a good evolution with complete bladder healing after 12–15 days of bladder drainage without needing for a laparotomy. We suggest that conservative treatment could be successful in appropriately selected cases of intraperitoneal bladder rupture.
Source: Current Urology
DOI: 10.1159/000253423
Language: English
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2019870518