Compartment syndrome: An unusual complication of the lithotomy position

T.A. Moses; Karl J. Kreder; J. Brantley Thrasher

doi:10.1016/0090-4295(94)90204-6

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Compartment syndrome: An unusual complication of the lithotomy position

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Compartment syndrome: An unusual complication of the lithotomy position

T.A. Moses, Karl J. Kreder and J. Brantley Thrasher

Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.43(5), pp.746-747

05/01/1994

DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(94)90204-6

PMID: 8165780

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Abstract

The compartment syndrome is a rare complication of surgery in the lithotomy position, but one that may result in neurovascular damage and permanent disability. Herein, we present a case of bilateral three-compartment syndrome following urethroplasty in the dorsolithotomy position, with review of the literature and discussion of the causes and possible means to prevent this complication.

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Title: Subtitle: Compartment syndrome: An unusual complication of the lithotomy position
Creators: T.A. Moses - Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Karl J. Kreder - Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
J. Brantley Thrasher
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.43(5), pp.746-747
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(94)90204-6
PMID: 8165780
ISSN: 0090-4295
eISSN: 1527-9995
Language: English
Date published: 05/01/1994
Academic Unit: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
Record Identifier: 9984383287202771

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