[Extraperitoneal bladder rupture coinciding with bone fragments: the case for surgical treatment]. / Rotura vesical extraperitoneal coincidiendo con esquirlas óseas: necesidad de tratamiento quirúrgico.

INTRODUCTION: In closed traumatic bladder ruptures, a surgical treatment of the intraperitoneal rupture, and a conservative approach to the extraperitoneal one, with bladder catheter, antibiotics and confirmation of bladder wound closure after two to three weeks-, was recommended. Only recently, attention was paid to the importance of the presence of bone fragments of the pelvic fractures, that in the vecinity of a bladder catheter or urinary infection may give raise to either severe pelvic infection or permanent urinary fistula. PATIENTS AND METHOD: The two cases of extraperitoneal bladder rupture here presented, demonstrate the difficulties of a secure diagnosis by CT, and the potential severity of the existence of bone fragments impronting the bladder disruption. COMMENT: Recent consensus on genitourinary trauma emphasizes the need to pay attention to the presence of bone fragments of the pelvic ring fractures in cases of closed bladder rupture. In cases of extraperitoneal bladder rupture with bone fragments in the vecinity, bladder endoscopic examination and surgical treatment may be needed.

Rotura vesical extraperitoneal coincidiendo con esquirlas óseas: necesidad de tratamiento quirúrgico / Extraperitoneal bladder rupture coinciding with bone fragments: the case for surgical treatment

Introducción: En las roturas vesicales traumáticas cerradas, se ha recomendado reparar quirúrgicamente la rotura intraperitoneal y tratar de manera conservadora la extraperitoneal, mediante sonda, antibióticos y comprobación del cierre de la herida vesical a las dos o tres semanas. Sólo recientemente, se ha prestado importancia a la existencia de esquirlas óseas de las fracturas pelvianas vecinas a la lesión vesical, que en presencia de una sonda permanente o de una orina infectada pueden dar lugar a fístulas persistentes o infecciones pelvianas graves. Pacientes y Método: Los dos casos de rotura vesical extraperitoneal que presentamos ponen de manifiesto la dificultad del diagnóstico seguro mediante TAC, y la gravedad de la existencia de esquirlas óseas improntando en la disrupción de la vejiga. Comentario: Los consensos recientes en traumatismo genitourinario destacan la necesidad de prestar atención a la presencia de esquirlas óseas de las facturas del anillo pelviano en los traumatismos vesicales cerrados. En caso de rotura vesical extraperitoneal con fragmentos óseos en la vecindad, la exploración endoscópica y la reparación quirúrgicas pueden ser necesarias (AU)

Introduction: In closed traumatic bladder ruptures, a surgical treatment of the intraperitoneal rupture, and a conservative approach to the extraperitoneal one, with bladder catheter, antibiotics and confirmation of bladder wound closure after two to three weeks-, was recommended. Only recently, attention was paid to the importance of the presence of bone fragments of the pelvic fractures, that in the vicinity of a bladder catheter or urinary infection may give raise to either severe pelvic infection or permanent urinary fistula. Patients and Method: The two cases of extraperitoneal bladder rupture here presented, demonstrate the difficulties of a secure diagnosis by CT, and the potential severity of the existence of bone fragments impronting the bladder disruption. Comment: Recent consensus on genitourinary trauma emphasizes the need to pay attention to the presence of bone fragments of the pelvicring fractures in cases of closed bladder rupture. In cases of extraperitoneal bladder rupture with bone fragments in the vecinity, bladderendoscopic examination and surgical treatment may be needed (AU)