Traumatic rhabdomyolysis resulting from continuous compression in the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy

Nobuyuki Kikuno; Shinji Urakami; Kazushi Shigeno; Hirofumi Kishi; Hiroaki Shiina; Mikio Igawa

doi:10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00505.x

Traumatic rhabdomyolysis resulting from continuous compression in the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy

Int J Urol. 2002 Sep;9(9):521-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00505.x.

Authors

Nobuyuki Kikuno¹, Shinji Urakami, Kazushi Shigeno, Hirofumi Kishi, Hiroaki Shiina, Mikio Igawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 12410935
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00505.x

Abstract

This report demonstrates a case of rhabdomyolysis as a result of the exaggerated lithotomy position during radical perineal prostatectomy. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and preventive measures of rhabdomyolysis are also reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Male
Perineum
Posture*
Prostatectomy / methods*
Rhabdomyolysis / etiology*