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Traumatic rhabdomyolysis resulting from continuous compression in the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy |
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| Authors: | NOBUYUKI KIKUNO SHINJI URAKAMI KAZUSHI SHIGENO HIROFUMI KISHI HIROAKI SHIINA MIKIO IGAWA |
| Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan. k481219@shimane-med.ac.jp |
| Abstract: | This report demonstrates a case of rhabdomyolysis as a result of the exaggerated lithotomy position during radical perineal prostatectomy. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and preventive measures of rhabdomyolysis are also reviewed. |
| Keywords: | creatine phosphokinase radical perineal prostatectomy rhabdomyolysis |