title: Traumatic rhabdomyolysis resulting from continuous compression in the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan. k481219@shimane-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kikuno
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urakami
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigeno
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiina
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Igawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D011187:Posture; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*