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. 2011 Jun;5(3):E40-3.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.10093.

The deep vein thrombosis caused by lymphocele after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection

Seung Chol Park  1 , Jea Whan Lee, Soon-A Park, Young Hwan Lee, Byung-Jun So, Joung Sik Rim
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The deep vein thrombosis caused by lymphocele after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection

Seung Chol Park et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

Pelvic lymphocele is a postoperative complications than can result after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. Radical prostatectomy have many risk factors of deep vein thrombosis including location of target organ, malignancy, old age, Trendelenburg position, pelvic lymph node dissection, and long procedure time. A 57-year-old man with a localized prostate cancer was treated with endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. Deep vein thrombosis was detected as a first sign of pelvic lymphocele. Lymphocele was managed with a percutaneous drainage without sclerosant. We report a case of deep vein thrombosis due to pelvic lymphocele after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy.

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Fig. 1.
Computed tomography images of deep vein thrombosis of left femoral vein (A) and 7 × 3.2-sized pelvic lymphocele in the left parailiac region (B).
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Fig. 2.
Percutaneous drainage was performed for the treatment of pelvic lymphocele (A) and external iliac vein stent was inserted (B).
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