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Grant R Pollock1, Andrew Bergersen1, Fahad M Chaus1
1University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Department of Urology, Tucson, AZ.
Abstract:
We present an interesting complication following the UroLift procedure: the development of a pelvic hematoma. This patient presented to the emergency department with pelvic pain, penile ecchymosis, and edema on postoperative day 4 following his UroLift procedure. A computed tomography scan revealed that his symptoms were due to the formation of a large pelvic hematoma. To our knowledge, pelvic hematoma formation following UroLift is a unique complication not previously described in the literature.
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