J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2019 Sep;32(3):176-180. 10.20408/jti.2019.019.

Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair

• Martins R
• Santos MD
• Revez T

• KMID: 2462957
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2019.019

Abstract

The growing use of laparoscopy in elective surgery has led to its increase utilization in emergency surgery. However, the employment of laparoscopy in abdominal trauma is still unusual. Here in we report a case of a patient with blunt abdominal trauma that resulted in a combination of exceptional traumatic lesions, diaphragmatic and bladder lacerations. Both injuries were diagnosed and successfully resolved by laparoscopy. The report of this type of lesions and resolution is extremely rare, being this the second case described in the international literature. This article intends to show that laparoscopy may not only be used as a diagnostic tool, but also as a therapeutic instrument in selected cases of blunt abdominal trauma.

Keyword

Trauma; Laparoscopy; Diaphragm; Bladder

MeSH Terms

Diaphragm
Emergencies
Employment
Humans
Lacerations*
Laparoscopy*
Urinary Bladder*