Delayed spontaneous haematoma after minimally invasive prostatectomy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Connor Boyle; Daniel Good; Linda Taylor; Alan McNeill
- Source
- Journal of Clinical Urology. :205141582210759
- Subject
- Urology
Surgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 2051-4166
2051-4158
Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy has become the standard surgical approach in the United Kingdom. Haematoma formation is a recognised post-operative complication, but this tends to be regarded as an early complication and there is a paucity of clinical information on the challenges of delayed haematoma formation. We present an unusual case of a man presenting with a late post-operative bleed that occurred spontaneously 5 weeks after surgery. A haematoma developed and was associated with complete disruption of the vesico-urethral anastomosis, that imaging had shown to be intact 11 days post-operatively. Level of evidence: 4