Preoperative cystoscopy is beneficial in selection of patients for laparoscopic repair of intraperitoneal bladder rupture.

Intraperitoneal bladder rupture usually is caused by blunt external trauma to a distended bladder. Although such injuries generally necessitate a formal laparotomy, advances in minimally invasive surgery have allowed successful laparoscopic repair. We describe our preoperative evaluation and laparoscopic technique in a case of isolated intraperitoneal bladder rupture secondary to trauma.