title: Unilateral compartment syndrome after prolonged gynecologic surgery in the dorsal lithotomy position. A case report.
abstract: We describe the onset of the compartment syndrome after gynecologic surgery in the dorsal lithotomy position for neovaginal reconstruction with a fasciocutaneous flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: DeCherney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011187:Posture; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*