title: Complete bladder gangrene caused by bilateral hypogastric artery ligation during laparoscopic radical hysterectomy.
abstract: Ischemic complications are extremely rare after radical pelvic surgery because of the collateral blood supply in the pelvis. We report a case of complete bladder gangrene 3 weeks after a laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with bilateral hypogastric artery ligation in a 70-year-old woman with cervical cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Myung Ki
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung Chan
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hyung Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Gon
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Beom
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019300:Medical Errors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*