title: Escherichia coli extensive cellulitis after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
abstract: A 59-year-old patient underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) in our department. After surgery, he had an extensive cellulitis of the right flank develop. Urine, drainage effluent, and blood cultures were all positive for Escherichia coli. Prolonged broad spectrum antibiotherapy allowed progressive resolution of the cellulitis. This case shows that severe cellulitis can occur after LRP. Urinary tract infection and vesicourethral anastomotic leakage may contribute to this complication.
authors.affiliation: Center of Infectiology Necker-Pasteur, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El Karoui
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lanternier
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taieb
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poirée
authors.forename: Jean-Ralph
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Zahar
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mechaï
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lortholary
authors.forename: Michaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peyromaure
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*