Traumatic rhabdomyolysis resulting from continuous compression in the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy.
This report demonstrates a case of rhabdomyolysis as a result of the exaggerated lithotomy position during radical perineal prostatectomy. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and preventive measures of rhabdomyolysis are also reviewed.
Kikuno
Nobuyuki
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Department of Urology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan. k481219@shimane-med.ac.jp
Urakami
Shinji
S
Shigeno
Kazushi
K
Kishi
Hirofumi
H
Shiina
Hiroaki
H
Igawa
Mikio
M
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D011187:Posture; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*