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Deep vein thrombosis and thromboembolism is a common complication following urologic pelvic surgery, with incidences up to 80% being reported. We report on a 71-year-old patient with prostate cancer, who showed clinical and radiological signs of pulmonary embolism with no evidence of a deep vein thrombosis 14 days after radical prostatectomy. Phlebography revealed compression of the left external iliac vein by the drainage tube as the potential cause of the pulmonary embolism. The drainage tube was repositioned under CT control. The ultrasound Doppler technique confirmed unimpaired flow in the left external iliac vein after repositioning. Drainage tubes should be positioned far enough medially to avoid compression of the iliac vessels.
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PMID:[Early complications of radical prostatectomy. Pelvic vein compression caused by wound drainage]. 817 14

Pelvic lymphocele is a postoperative complications than can result after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. Radical prostatectomy have many risk factors of deep vein thrombosis including location of target organ, malignancy, old age, Trendelenburg position, pelvic lymph node dissection, and long procedure time. A 57-year-old man with a localized prostate cancer was treated with endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. Deep vein thrombosis was detected as a first sign of pelvic lymphocele. Lymphocele was managed with a percutaneous drainage without sclerosant. We report a case of deep vein thrombosis due to pelvic lymphocele after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy.
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PMID:The deep vein thrombosis caused by lymphocele after endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. 2167 91