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Internal hernia beneath the left external iliac artery after robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection: a case report.

Shigeo NinomiyaShota AmanoTadashi OgawaYoshitake UedaNorio ShiraishiMasafumi InomataKatsuhiro Shimoda
Published in: Surgical case reports (2019)
We report an extremely rare case of internal hernia formation beneath the left external iliac artery after a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with extended pelvic lymphadenectomy. Awareness of such complication and early surgical treatment are important when treating patients with this rare occurrence.
Keyphrases
  • robot assisted
  • rare case
  • rectal cancer
  • minimally invasive
  • endovascular treatment
  • locally advanced
  • prostate cancer
  • lymph node
  • radiation therapy
  • sentinel lymph node
  • early stage