title: Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis associated with radical perineal prostatectomy.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex 77555-0540, USA. eorihuel@utmb.edu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orihuela
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nazemi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*