Gaseous distension of the urinary bag during CO2 laparoscopy in the usual operative settings: Does the CO2 diffuse into the urinary bladder or is it a sign of urinary tract injury?

CO2 Flow Dynamics of Bladder Injury During Laparoscopy and the Effect of the Content of the Abdominal Viscera During Injury – Experimental Study

“…A previous study concluded that gas distension of the urinary drainage bag was one of the signs of urinary tract injury [25] and that in the usual operative settings gas distension could not be explained without an injury. However, various publications have found that gas distension of urinary bags was not present in all cases of bladder injuries occurring during laparoscopy, even in the presence of urinary catheterization [26][27][28].…”