Traumatic rhabdomyolysis resulting from continuous compression in the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 521-524

  Kikuno, Nobuyuki ^a   Urakami, Shinji ^a   Shigeno, Kazushi ^a   Kishi, Hirofumi ^a   Shiina, Hiroaki ^a   Igawa, Mikio ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Creatine phosphokinase; Radical perineal prostatectomy; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LITHOTOMY; MALE; PERINEUM INJURY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; BODY POSTURE; METHODOLOGY; PERINEUM; PROSTATECTOMY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PERINEUM; POSTURE; PROSTATECTOMY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0036438993     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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