Intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder: the value of diagnostic laparoscopy and repair.

A 50-year-old woman was admitted for acute onset of lower abdominal pain. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed a rupture of the urinary bladder. Laparoscopic biopsy and cystorrhaphy were performed. Our patient was discharged 2 days after surgery, and after 2 more weeks of treatment with an indwelling catheter, she was back to her normal lifestyle. The rupture was considered idiopathic, and the present case underlines the value of diagnostic laparoscopy in acute abdominal pain.