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Post‐transplant lymphocele: An unusual cause of acute urinary retention mimicking urethral injury
Author(s) -
HWANG EU CHANG,
KANG TAEK WON,
KOH YANG SEOK,
KIM JUNG CHUL,
MA SEONGKWON,
KWON DONG DEUK,
PARK KWANGSUNG,
RYU SOO BANG
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01324.x
Subject(s) - lymphocele , medicine , urinary retention , surgery , transplantation , urinary system , lymphatic system , urinary fistula , hydronephrosis , fistula , urology , pathology
Retroperitoneal pelvic lymphoceles are one of the most common complications following renal transplantation, and usually present with a palpable mass, ipsilateral leg edema, hydronephrosis caused by ureteral obstruction, decreased renal function and cutaneous lymphatic fistula. However, lymphocele rarely causes acute urinary retention. In this study, we describe a case of a patient who developed acute urinary retention after renal transplantation mimicking urethral injury. When a transplanted patient demonstrates the inability to void, one should consider bladder outlet obstruction resulting from lymphocele as a possible cause.