Table 2.
(A) Intraoperative complications, (B) postoperative 30-day and 90-day complications and (C) late complications (>90 days postoperatively) according to the Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications.
| Overall cohort (n = 27) | |
|---|---|
| (A) | |
| Intraoperative complications | |
| Intraoperative complication rate (%) | 2 (7.4) |
| Severe haemorrhage | 2 (7.4) |
| Intraoperative transfusion rate (%) | 2 (7.4) |
| (B) | |
| Postoperative 30-day and 90-day complications | |
| 30-day mortality rate (%) | 0 (0.0) |
| Postoperative 30-day complication rate (%) | 15 (55.6) |
| Rate of minor complications (Clavien-Dindo 1–2) | 13 (48.1) |
| Rate of major complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥3) | 2 (7.4) |
| Median Clavien-Dindo grade | 1 (0–2) |
| Clavien-Dindo grade (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 12 (44.4) |
| Grade I | 10 (37.0) |
| Grade II | 8 (29.6) |
| Grade IIIa | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade IIIb | 2 (7.4) |
| Grade IVa | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade IVb | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade V | 0 (0.0) |
| Number of complications | |
| Grade 0 | 12 |
| Grade I | 12 |
| Grade II | 11 |
| Grade IIIa | 0 |
| Grade IIIb | 2 |
| Grade IVa | 0 |
| Grade IVb | 0 |
| Grade V | 0 |
| Kind of complications (%) | |
| Wound healing disorder/wound infections | 4 (14.8) |
| Grade 0 | 23 (85.2) |
| Grade I | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade II | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade IIIb | 2 (7.4) |
| Urine extravasation/Urinoma | 5 (18.5) |
| Grade 0 | 22 (81.5) |
| Grade I | 2 (7.4 |
| Grade II | 3 (11.1) |
| Urinary tract infection | 3 (11.1) |
| Grade 0 | 24 (88.9) |
| Grade II | 3 (11.1) |
| Dilatation of renal pelvis | 4 (14.8) |
| Grade 0 | 23 (85.2) |
| Grade I | 4 (14.8) |
| Subileus | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade 0 | 26 (96.3) |
| Grade II | 1 (3.7) |
| Lymphocele | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade 0 | 26 (96.3) |
| Grade I | 1 (3.7) |
| Cardiovascular eventsa | 3 (11.1) |
| Grade 0 | 24 (88.9) |
| Grade I | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade II | 2 (7.4) |
| Othersb | 5 (17.6) |
| Grade 0 | 22 (81.5) |
| Grade I | 3 (11.1) |
| Grade II | 2 (7.4) |
| Postoperative transfusion rate (%) | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade 0 | 26 (96.3) |
| Grade II | 1 (3.7) |
| Postoperative 90-day complication rate (%) | 16 (59.3) |
| 90-day mortality rate (%) | 0 (0.0) |
| Postoperative 30–90-day complication rate (%) | 1 (3.7) |
| Rate of minor complications (Clavien-Dindo 1–2) | 1 (3.7) |
| Rate of major complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Kind of complications (%) | |
| Lymphocele | |
| Grade II | 1 (3.7) |
| (C) | |
| Late postoperative complications | |
| Late complication rate (>90 days postoperatively) (%) | 4 (14.8) |
| Rate of minor complications (Clavien-Dindo 1–2) | 1 (3.7) |
| Rate of major complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥3) | 3 (11.1) |
| Clavien-Dindo grade (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 23 (85.2) |
| Grade I | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade II | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade IIIa | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade IIIb | 3 (11.1) |
| Grade IVa | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade IVb | 0 (0.0) |
| Grade V | 0 (0.0) |
| Number of complications | |
| Grade 0 | 23 |
| Grade I | 1 |
| Grade II | 0 |
| Grade IIIa | 0 |
| Grade IIIb | 4 |
| Grade IVa | 0 |
| Grade IVb | 0 |
| Grade V | 0 |
| Kind of complication (%) | |
| Surgery-related hydronephrosisc | 3 (11.1) |
| Grade 0 | 24 (88.9) |
| Grade IIIb | 3 (11.1) |
| Vesico-vaginal fistula | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade 0 | 26 (96.3) |
| Grade IIIb | 1 (3.7) |
| Chronic pain | 1 (3.7) |
| Grade 0 | 26 (96.3) |
| Grade I | 1 (3.7) |
aTachyarrythmia (n = 2), tachycardia (n = 1).
bAcute urinary retention (n = 1), scrotum haematoma (n = 1), epididymitis (n = 1), lesion of the femoral nerve (n = 1), urinary bladder spasm (n = 1).
cReasons for hydronephrosis: stenosis of reimplated ureter (n = 1), hydronephrosis due to scarred stenosis in the middle section of the ureter (n = 1), hydronephrosis due to pelvic lymphocele (n = 1).