Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis associated with radical perineal prostatectomy

E Orihuela; T Nazemi; T Shu

doi:10.1159/000052512

Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis associated with radical perineal prostatectomy

Eur Urol. 2001 May;39(5):606-9. doi: 10.1159/000052512.

Authors

E Orihuela¹, T Nazemi, T Shu

Affiliation

¹ Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex 77555-0540, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 11464046
DOI: 10.1159/000052512

Abstract

We report a case of acute renal failure due rhabdomyolysis as a result of the exaggerated lithotomy position during radical perineal prostatectomy. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and preventive measures of acute renal failure associated with rhabdomyolysis are also reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury / etiology*
Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Posture
Prostatectomy / adverse effects*
Prostatectomy / methods
Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery
Rhabdomyolysis / etiology*