TY  - EJOU
AU  - Metcalfe, P. D. 
AU  - Hickey, L. 
AU  - Lawen, J. G. 

TI  - Bladder perforation during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2004
VL  - 11
IS  - 6
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - We present two cases of bladder perforation during
laparoscopic donor nephrectomy at our institution.
Neither of the surgeries was otherwise complicated, and
the diagnoses were made post-operatively. The kidneys
were extracted through a Pfannenstiel incision and used
blunt dissection to penetrate the peritoneum. Both
patients had previous tubal ligations, adhesions from
which may have increased the chance of injury. We believe
that this is a previously unreported complication that
merits attention. Care should be taken with the peritoneal
incision and dissection as the bladder may be susceptible
to injury.
KW  - bladder injury
KW  -  laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
KW  -  kidney transplantation

DO  -