THE USE OF AN ULTRASONIC ASSISTED LIPECTOMY DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE PELVIC LIPOMATOSIS

Authors
HALACHMI S MOSKOVITZ B CALDERON N NATIV O
Citation
S. Halachmi et al., THE USE OF AN ULTRASONIC ASSISTED LIPECTOMY DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE PELVIC LIPOMATOSIS, Urology, 48(1), 1996, pp. 128-130
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00904295
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
128 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4295(1996)48:1<128:TUOAUA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by overgrowth of pelvic fat. We describe a 60-year-old man with pelvi c and retroperitoneal lipomatosis causing severe urinary obstruction w ith massive hydroureteronephrosis. The diagnostic procedure and the ma nagement of the patient-is described, emphasizing the value of the Ult rasonic Assisted Lipectomy device in performing ureterolysis.