TY - JOUR
T1 - Iliac vein injury due to a damaged hot shears™ tip cover during robot assisted radical prostatectomy
AU - Lorenzo, Enrique Ian
AU - Jeong, Wooju
AU - Park, Sangun
AU - Kim, Won Tae
AU - Hong, Sung Joon
AU - Rha, Koon Ho
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - We report a rare case of vascular injury secondary to a damaged Hot ShearsTM tip cover. Two 1 mm holes in the tip cover resulted in perforations in the obturator and external iliac veins during pelvic node dissection. Bleeding was controlled with bipolar coagulation and a 5 mm metal clip in the obturator and iliac vein, respectively. The rest of the procedure was completed uneventfully. Frequent integrity assessment of this accessory is necessary. Its function is important in order to carry out safe dissection in proximity to delicate structures. When injuries arise from areas not directly involved in the dissection, immediate inspection of the instruments should be mandatory.
AB - We report a rare case of vascular injury secondary to a damaged Hot ShearsTM tip cover. Two 1 mm holes in the tip cover resulted in perforations in the obturator and external iliac veins during pelvic node dissection. Bleeding was controlled with bipolar coagulation and a 5 mm metal clip in the obturator and iliac vein, respectively. The rest of the procedure was completed uneventfully. Frequent integrity assessment of this accessory is necessary. Its function is important in order to carry out safe dissection in proximity to delicate structures. When injuries arise from areas not directly involved in the dissection, immediate inspection of the instruments should be mandatory.
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U2 - 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.365
DO - 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.365
M3 - Article
C2 - 21319361
AN - SCOPUS:79952803748
VL - 52
SP - 365
EP - 368
JO - Yonsei Medical Journal
JF - Yonsei Medical Journal
SN - 0513-5796
IS - 2
ER -