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Rhabdomyolysis following laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: A case to heighten awareness
Author(s) -
IRVINE JOHN,
AHO TEV,
DAVIDSON PETER,
SEARLE MARTIN
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00578.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , myoglobinuria , nephrectomy , complication , surgery , laparoscopy , renal cell carcinoma , general surgery , kidney
SUMMARY: Rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria and acute renal failure are rare complication of surgery. Long operative time, increased body mass, lateral decubitus positioning and extracellular volume depletion may predispose to this condition. The authors describe the case of a 70‐year‐old man with renal cell carcinoma who underwent a laparoscopic right radical nephrectomy in the lateral decubitus position. His postoperative course was complicated by acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis. Heightened awareness, early recognition and treatment of this condition are important, particularly as laparoscopic nephrectomy is becoming a common procedure for living donor transplantation.