Artículo de revista
Laparoscopic repair of an iliac artery injury during radical cystoprostatectomy
Fecha
2008Registro en:
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques, Volumen 18, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 315-318
15304515
15344908
10.1097/SLE.0b013e31815c2604
Autor
Castillo, Octavio A.
Peacock, Lucas
Vitagliano, Gonzalo
Pinto, Ivan
Portalier, Paulo
Institución
Resumen
Laparoscopy has experienced significant growth in the last 5 years and became more popular among practicing urologists. Even though laparoscopy is considered a safe technique it is not free of complications, some of which can be devastating. Vascular injuries are the second most frequent complication during laparoscopic surgery with a reported incidence of 0.22% to 1.1%. With the standardization of surgical techniques and the increasing proficiency of the teams performing it, serious surgical complications may be corrected without the need for conversion. We report a case in which the right external iliac artery was injured while pelvic lymph node dissection was carried out before a planned laparoscopic radical cystoprostatectomy. The complication was successfully managed entirely by means of laparoscopy. © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.