Escherichia coli Extensive Cellulitis After Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy - 08/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.033
Khalil El Karoui a, b, Fanny Lanternier a, b, Fabien Taieb a, b, Sylvain Poirée c, Jean-Ralph Zahar a, b, Frederic Mechaï b, Olivier Lortholary a, b, Michaël Peyromaure d, ⁎ 
a Center of Infectiology Necker-Pasteur, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
b Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
c Department of Radiology, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
d Department of Urology, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, France
Reprint requests: Michaël Peyromaure, M.D., Ph.D., Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, FranceRiassunto |
A 59-year-old patient underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) in our department. After surgery, he had an extensive cellulitis of the right flank develop. Urine, drainage effluent, and blood cultures were all positive for Escherichia coli. Prolonged broad spectrum antibiotherapy allowed progressive resolution of the cellulitis. This case shows that severe cellulitis can occur after LRP. Urinary tract infection and vesicourethral anastomotic leakage may contribute to this complication.
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Vol 72 - N° 4
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