Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports

Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has emerged as an aggressive treatment option with intent to either cure or extend disease-free survival of selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, postoperative complications are common. We descri...

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Main Authors: Luiza Damian Ribeiro Barbosa, Marcos Belotto, Renata D'Alpino Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443726
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spelling doaj-2caf77f493d34dcba0c649cf9c7d1aa02020-11-25T01:04:28ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752016-02-019113814210.1159/000443726443726Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case ReportsLuiza Damian Ribeiro BarbosaMarcos BelottoRenata D'Alpino PeixotoCytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has emerged as an aggressive treatment option with intent to either cure or extend disease-free survival of selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, postoperative complications are common. We describe the cases of 2 men who underwent CRS with hyperthermic intraperitoneal oxaliplatin and developed scrotal pain, which was consistent with noninfectious epididymitis.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443726EpididymitisHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyCytoreductive surgeryOxaliplatin
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author Luiza Damian Ribeiro Barbosa
Marcos Belotto
Renata D'Alpino Peixoto
spellingShingle Luiza Damian Ribeiro Barbosa
Marcos Belotto
Renata D'Alpino Peixoto
Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports
Case Reports in Oncology
Epididymitis
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Cytoreductive surgery
Oxaliplatin
author_facet Luiza Damian Ribeiro Barbosa
Marcos Belotto
Renata D'Alpino Peixoto
author_sort Luiza Damian Ribeiro Barbosa
title Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports
title_short Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports
title_full Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports
title_fullStr Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports
title_full_unstemmed Epididymitis following Cytoreductive Surgery with Intraperitoneal Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy: Two Case Reports
title_sort epididymitis following cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal oxaliplatin chemotherapy: two case reports
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Oncology
issn 1662-6575
publishDate 2016-02-01
description Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has emerged as an aggressive treatment option with intent to either cure or extend disease-free survival of selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, postoperative complications are common. We describe the cases of 2 men who underwent CRS with hyperthermic intraperitoneal oxaliplatin and developed scrotal pain, which was consistent with noninfectious epididymitis.
topic Epididymitis
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Cytoreductive surgery
Oxaliplatin
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443726
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