Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair

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 tr...

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Main Authors: Ruben Martins, Martins dos Santos, Tatiana Revez
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Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Traumatology 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Trauma and Injury
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Online Access:http://www.jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-32-3-176.pdf
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-4c8ac9cf449d4feda82631c6ded429372025-08-20T03:34:18ZengKorean Society of TraumatologyJournal of Trauma and Injury1738-87672287-16832019-09-0132317618010.20408/jti.2019.019911Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations RepairRuben Martins0Martins dos Santos1Tatiana Revez2General Surgery Department, Faro Hospital, Algarve Hospital University Center, Faro, PortugalGeneral Surgery Department, Faro Hospital, Algarve Hospital University Center, Faro, PortugalGeneral Surgery Department, Faro Hospital, Algarve Hospital University Center, Faro, PortugalThe 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.http://www.jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-32-3-176.pdftraumalaparoscopydiaphragmbladder
spellingShingle Ruben Martins
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title Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair
title_full Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair
title_fullStr Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair
title_short Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diaphragmatic and Bladder Lacerations Repair
title_sort laparoscopy in blunt abdominal trauma diaphragmatic and bladder lacerations repair
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