Bladder perforation with rectal impalement injury: Usefulness of exploratory laparoscopy for excluding intraperitoneal perforation

Abstract

A 24-year-old man presented with anal bleeding after accidentally falling on a table leg. Computed tomography showed free air in the bladder and around the rectum with a high-density area without intraperitoneal free air. The patient was suspected of having extraperitoneal bladder perforation with rectal impalement, and he underwent transanal rectal repair, colostomy, and urethral catheter placement after intraperitoneal bladder perforation was excluded by exploratory laparoscopy. Postoperative course was uneventful, and the urethral catheter was removed 19 days after surgery. Three months after the operation, colostomy reversal was performed, and the patient did not experience any complications.

Keywords

• Bladder perforation
• Exploratory laparoscopy
• Rectal impalement
• Traumatic bladder injury