Endoscopic lavage for an infected pelvic hematoma in a patient with pelvic sepsis after anterior pelvic exenteration
Ryohei Shoji,
Fuminori Teraishi,
Yoshitaka Kondo
et al.
Abstract:Anastomotic leakage and subsequent pelvic sepsis are serious complications after surgery for pelvic malignancies, particularly challenging due to the large pelvic cavity dead space post‐exenteration. We report a 47‐year‐old man treated for a severely infected pelvic hematoma and sepsis following anastomotic leakage after anterior pelvic exenteration. Post robot‐assisted exenteration for locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a pelvic abscess from anastomotic dehiscence was… Show more
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