title: Pelvic lipomatosis: Bladder sparing extirpation of pelvic mass to relieve bladder storage dysfunction symptoms and pelvic pain.
abstract: Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare benign disease, associated with overgrowth of fat in the perivesical and perirectal area. It is of unknown etiology. We describe a 45-year-old male with pelvic lipomatosis causing bladder storage dysfunction symptoms and pelvic pain that affected his quality of life. Surgical excision of the pelvic mass with bladder preservation was performed. After surgery, the patient had a marked improvement in his quality of life, with resolution of bladder storage dysfunction symptoms and pelvic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Murugesan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manoharan
keywords: bladder; pelvic lipomatosis