Internal Hernia Underneath an Elongated External Iliac Artery: A Complication After Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy and Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Pascal Viktorin-Baier; Marco Randazzo; Cristoforo Medugno; Hubert John

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2016.05.003

Internal Hernia Underneath an Elongated External Iliac Artery: A Complication After Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy and Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Urol Case Rep. 2016 Jun 4:8:9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.05.003. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Authors

Pascal Viktorin-Baier¹, Marco Randazzo¹, Cristoforo Medugno², Hubert John¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland.
² Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

Abstract

Small bowel herniation underneath the iliac vessel after transperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy is a rare complication. This report describes the first case of bowel incarceration behind the external iliac artery after transperitoneal robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy with extended lymph node dissection in a patient with prostate cancer 1 year after surgery. After diagnosis on CT scan, an open resection of the ischemic bowel was performed. Because of thrombosis, the external iliac artery was opened, the clot was removed and the elongated artery was resected with end-to-end anastomosis. In case of a meandering iliac artery, a retroperitonealization after pelvic lymphadenectomy might be discussed.

Keywords: Complication; Internal hernia; Lymphadenectomy; Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports