Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy

• Compartment syndrome is a rare complication of prolonged lithotomy position. • We report a case of compartment syndrome complicating radical hysterectomy. • Prompt diagnosis is crucial to reduce morbidity from compartment syndrome. • Awareness of this complication allows surgeons to address modifi...

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Autores principales: Oman, Sarah A., Schwarz, Daniel, Muntz, Howard G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27331136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2016.02.001
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spelling pubmed-48995152016-06-21 Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy Oman, Sarah A. Schwarz, Daniel Muntz, Howard G. Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report • Compartment syndrome is a rare complication of prolonged lithotomy position. • We report a case of compartment syndrome complicating radical hysterectomy. • Prompt diagnosis is crucial to reduce morbidity from compartment syndrome. • Awareness of this complication allows surgeons to address modifiable risk factors. Elsevier 2016-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4899515/ /pubmed/27331136 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2016.02.001 Text en © 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
title Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
title_full Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
title_fullStr Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
title_full_unstemmed Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
title_short Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
title_sort lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of radical hysterectomy
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27331136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2016.02.001
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