Robotic prostatectomy leading to a delayed MRSA infected lymphocele: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second leading cancer-related cause of death in the USA with the majority presenting as localized disease. In the last decade minimally invasive, robotic-assisted laparascopic, radical prostatectomy has become the most favored treatment choice. A complication that has been observed in 27% of patients is the formation of an asymptomatic lymphocele. It is a very rare complication for these to become infected, and when they do 80% have occurred 2–12 months post-procedure. In this case report the patient presented with fever and leukocytosis of unknown origin and was found to have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infected lymphocele over 2 years after a radical prostatectomy. The infected fluid collection was drained percutaneously and the patient was treated with a 4-week course of intravenous ceftaroline with complete resolution of symptoms.