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Case Report
Dysautonomia following radical cystectomy and intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder: A case report
1 Medical Student, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
2 Resident Physician, Department of Urology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
3 Director of Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Lan Anh S Galloway
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 106 Irving St. NW, POB South Room 315, Washington, DC 20010,
USA
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Article ID: 100013Z15LG2021
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Galloway LAS, Dall CP, Stamatakis L. Dysautonomia following radical cystectomy and intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder: A case report. J Case Rep Images Urol 2021;6:100013Z15LG2021.ABSTRACT
Orthostatic hypotension and dysautonomia occur commonly after surgery, but there is little data regarding these complications in the genitourinary surgery population. This report presents the case of a 74-year-old male diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma who underwent radical cystectomy and creation of an intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder. Following surgery, he developed significant lightheadedness and was found to have orthostatic hypotension of unclear etiology. We postulate that this is likely multifactorial and due to a myriad of factors including postoperative weight loss, extensive lymph node dissection, presence of a hiatal hernia, and dietary contributions. This case report is the first of its kind to investigate and report on orthostatic hypotension as a postoperative complication of radical cystectomy and creation of an orthotopic ileal neobladder.
Keywords: Cystectomy, Dysautonomia, Orthostatic hypotension, Postoperative complication
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Lan Anh S Galloway - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Christopher P Dall - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Lambros Stamatakis - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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