[Lymphedema after radical prostatectomy: a case report].
We report a case of intractable lymphedema of the left leg following radical prostatectomy. The 69-year-old male patient complained of difficulty walking, caused by severe lymphedema. Intraarterial autologous lymphocyte transfusion therapy was performed because of failure of conventional conservative therapy, and the leg edema resolved almost completely. However, the treatment did not improve the penoscrotal edema necessitating excision of the edema and skin graft in a separate procedure. The post-operative course was excellent and the patient's performance status improved to 1 from 3.
Omori
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Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University.
Kudo
S
S
Nozawa
T
T
Ogata
M
M
Unoura
A
A
Tokunaga
H
H
Goto
Y
Y
Fujioka
T
T
D000368:Aged; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017710:Lymphocyte Transfusion; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation