title: Complications of retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for nonseminomatous tumors of testis.
abstract: We present 4 patients with serious complications after retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. Chylothorax developed in the first patient; hypertension, blindness, and paralysis of the lower extremities in the second; volvulus and necrosis around an adhesion in the right upper quadrant in the third; and small-bowel obstruction and radiation myelitis in the fourth patient. These complications and modes of treatment and prevention are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*