Venous injury in major urological surgery.
With the increasing use of pelvic node dissection for staging and treating pelvic urological cancer injury to the common, external and internal iliac veins will occur. The sequelae of these injuries are described and the treatment is outlined. A case is described that epitomizes the problems and solutions of this condition.
D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D006493:Heparin