Ascites following prostatectomy: a rare presentation of comorbid disease.
We report a rare case of ascites developing in the early post-prostatectomy period due to a mass originating from the head of the pancreas. Comorbid diseases that are not documented preoperatively may emerge with signs mimicking the complication of prostate surgery.
Aslan
Güven
G
Department of Urology and Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. aslang@kordon.deu.edu.tr
Soytürk
Müjde
M
Kefi
Aykut
A
Celebi
Ilhan
I
Akpinar
Hale
H
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate; D014463:Ultrasonography