Successful repair of a bladder herniation after old traumatic pubic symphysis diastasis using bone graft and hernia mesh

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2007 Oct;127(8):655-7. doi: 10.1007/s00402-007-0290-2. Epub 2007 Jan 24.

Abstract

Bladder herniation associated with pubic symphysis diastasis is a very rare condition. We report a case with bladder herniation after traumatic pubic symphysis disruption. The patient was treated with open reduction of the bladder and definitive internal fixation of the pubis. We used a bone allograft for closure of the diastasis and a prolene mesh graft for supporting the abdominal wall. We obtained a successful outcome during a 12-month follow-up period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Bone Plates
  • External Fixators
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hernia, Inguinal / etiology
  • Hernia, Inguinal / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Bones / surgery*
  • Pubic Symphysis Diastasis / etiology
  • Pubic Symphysis Diastasis / surgery*
  • Surgical Mesh*
  • Tibia / transplantation*
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Homologous